“Today’s<Monday> outcome reinforces that fossil fuel development in Cook Inlet is no longer a sound investment,” said one campaigner. “Alaskans know our climate crisis is no joke and are ready to move beyond the fossil fuel era.” Environmentalists in Alaska and beyond pointed to the oil and gas industry’s lack of interest in a Friday […]
(KETCHIKAN, Alaska)–After concluding a request for interest and reviewing four proposals, the State of Alaska has entered negotiations to sell the M/V to an Alaska-based domestic buyer, MV Malaspina, LLC (MVM), headquartered in Ketchikan, Alaska. MVM’s proposal meets the State’s goals to preserve the Malaspina and showcase the Alaska Marine Highway System (AMHS) history for […]
Deadline to submit interest is Monday, March 7, 2022. (JUNEAU, Alaska) – Due to recent interest from a U.S. buyer to purchase the Malaspina, the Alaska Department of Transportation & Public Facilities (DOT&PF) is soliciting Letters of Interest between today, Friday, Feb. 18 and Monday, March 7, 2022. Alaska DOT&PF encourages any U.S. buyer with interest in […]
“The Biden administration’s official position is that they were forced to conduct this sale by the court,” said one activist. “But we’ve done our homework and we know that is not true.” When the Biden administration first announced in August that it would soon hold a massive auction of oil and gas drilling rights in the Gulf of […]