Port in the News

Author: Anchorage Daily News editorial board It’s a hypothetical scenario, but one made somewhat less so by ongoing woes and ballooning cost estimates to fix the shipping terminal that supplies the majority of food, fuel and durable goods to the state: What would happen if the Port of Alaska simply failed? It’s not a pretty picture. “Depending where […]

KTUU News By Rebecca Palsha The price to upgrade, replace and fix the aging Port of Alaska has now grown to almost $2 billion. The Port is vital to the state. It handles more than 3.5 million tons of food, building supplies and all things that make life enjoyable and workable for Alaskans. It is also […]

Alaska Public Media By: Zachariah Hughes Alaska’s biggest port is in dire need of improvements. And according to the latest estimate, those repairs will be twice as expensive as originally forecasted, leaving city officials are dismayed. In recent years, the Municipality of Anchorage had been bracing for cost of around $1 billion to complete several […]

Anchorage Daily News By:  Devin Kelly The estimated cost of replacing corroding docks and facilities at the Port of Alaska has ballooned to nearly $2 billion, the project contractor said recently — a sum that will likely translate into price increases for gas, groceries and other consumer goods in the coming years. City officials said they […]

Born2Invest By: Anthony Donaghue While the recent Alaskan quake spared the Port of Alaska, the state recognizes that a major overhaul is due for this crucial piece of infrastructure. After the 7.0 magnitude earthquake north of Anchorage on Nov. 30, Alaska’s shipping industry recovered relatively quickly. The Port of Alaska made it through, which is […]

Author: Anchorage Daily News editorial board Two weeks after a magnitude 7 earthquake shook Southcentral, we’re beginning to get a picture of the damage, the costs of recovery and the places that suffered most. As homeowners and organizations alike take stock of their situations, almost universally, the response is gratitude. “There’s so many ways we’re lucky,” Eagle […]

Anchorage Daily News Author: ADN editorial board Supply chain disruptions The silver lining: “Alaska is essentially an island” from the point of view of transporting goods, said Port of Alaska External Affairs Director Jim Jager on Thursday, and the state has one major ingress point: the port. At the time of the earthquake, a liner […]

KTVA News By: Dave Leval Earlier this week, Port of Alaska director Steve Ribuffo updated Sen. Lisa Murkowski on the damage to one of the transit yards, a portion of which collapsed during the earthquake. "If it all slides, and goes this way, and hits all those corroded piles, we will lose this building," Ribuffo said, as […]

MarineLink By: Joseph Keefe 5,000 HP workhorse to enter Alaska service this month. The Bering Wind, a powerful Dolphin Class tugboat, is being transferred from the Foss fleet in Long Beach, California to Cook Inlet Tug & Barge in Anchorage. The tug, formerly known as the Campbell Foss, is scheduled to begin service in Anchorage […]

KTUU News By Rebecca Palsha The Port of Alaska handles more than 3.5 million tons of food, building supplies, just about everything that comes into the state. It is also designated as a strategic seaport for the Department of Defense. But, it is old and rusted and expected to be unusable in the next 10 years. […]