May 23—JUNEAU — An Alaska-built ferry sailed its maiden voyage with passengers Tuesday, 17 years after it was first envisioned. The 280-foot Hubbard took more than four years to come into service ...

Even though it’s only 14 years old, the fast ferry Fairweather is being tied up to the dock for the season and its future is uncertain, the general manager of the Alaska Marine Highway System said ...

“The Dunleavy administration is all about truth in budgeting,” Revenue Commissioner Bruce Tangeman said in a press release two weeks ago. Apparently, Department of Transportation Commissioner John ...

Unlike mega cruise ships on the same route, it's cheaper, no frills, and serves mostly locals. I paid $282 for a private cabin on the 19-hour ride from Juneau to Ketchikan. Here's how it went. On a ...

Hubbard, a new ferry built in 2019 for Alaska's Marine Highway System (AMHS), was formally christened this week after a change of plans put the vessel's entry into service on hold. The vessel is the ...

The $28 million first phase would extend Glacier Highway and prepare the site on Goldbelt land.

A year after a failed prior offering, the state of Alaska is planning to hire a shipyard to build a replacement for the ferry Tustumena. The new ferry is expected to cost almost $325 million, with the ...

Haines residents get ready to board an Allen Marine boat chartered by the local school district in 2020. (Henry Leasia/KHNS) The state of Alaska is looking to the private sector to offer ferry service ...

When U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg’s flight from Juneau to Haines was rained out on Wednesday, he changed plans and did what Alaskans have done for decades: He boarded a ferry. Sen.

A plan to replace an aging state ferry that serves Southwest Alaska with a brand-new vessel is in the works, state officials said Saturday. The Dunleavy administration is working with the Alaska ...

JUNEAU — An Alaska-built ferry sailed its maiden voyage with passengers Tuesday, 17 years after it was first envisioned. The 280-foot Hubbard took more than four years to come into service after ...