Port in the News

Alaska Dispatch News By: Loren Holmes Anchorage's first cruise ship of the year docked at the city's port on Memorial Day, dropping off over a thousand visitors to kick off the summer tourist season. The Holland America cruise ship MS Maasdam, 722 feet long and capable of carrying around 1,260 passengers in addition to 580 crew […]

KTUU News By: Beth Verge Anchorage's first cruise ship of the season, as part of a 9-trip series, arrived for its maiden docking at the Port of Anchorage Monday morning. Holland America's 720-foot Maasdam landed in town with more than 1250 passengers and 500 crew members aboard. Along with helping show off the beauty of one […]

Work is nearly complete on the Port of Anchorage's (POA) test pile program. The remaining three piles will be driven this week (Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday) near Terminal 1 and at the north end of the Port, pending tidal or other construction constraints. Restrikes on each of the ten test piles will start the first […]

Test Pile Program successes continue and we are now at the half-way point! Last week, the Port of Anchorage (POA) drove two more test piles to the target depth of 174 feet below mean low water (MLW) line. Previous piles had been driven to depths ranging from 133 feet to 175 feet below the MLW line. This data will […]

Alaska Public Media By: Zachariah Hughes An enormous share of Alaska’s food, fuel, and supplies comes through just a single entryway: the port in Anchorage. Even small communities in distant parts of the state rely on the steady flow of goods over the port’s three docks. But the decades-old facility is rapidly deteriorating. And amid […]

Pile driving on the fourth of ten test piles began early this morning near Terminal 1 (Indicator Pile #5). Following initial placement using the vibratory hammer, diesel hammer impact driving will begin around mid-day, pending marine mammal or technical issues. Work should be complete by late afternoon. Construction on the fifth pile (Indicator Pile #2) […]

On May 14, 2016, the Derrick Barge (DB) General changed position to the next test pile location near Petroleum, Oil, and Lubricant (POL) 1. The next planned pile driving is set for Wednesday, May 18, 2016. Similar to previous pile installation, work will begin with the vibratory hammer, followed by the hydraulic impact hammer. Work will last approximately 4 to […]

KTVA News By: Shannon Ballard The biggest barge crane on the west coast is currently in Anchorage. It’s carrying ten steel piles, each 200 feet long, four feet in diameter and weighing more than 50 tons. They’re slowly being hammered into Cook Inlet as part of the Port of Anchorage’s modernization program, which will replace […]

Starting early this week, the Derrick Barge (DB) General will move north and stage in a new location near the Port of Anchorage's (POA) Terminal 3. The POA plans on installing the Test Pile Program's third pile starting Thursday morning, May 12, 2016. Installation will begin with the vibratory hammer, followed by the hydraulic impact hammer. The vibratory phase is expected […]

Fox 4 KTBY Anchorage By: Gretchen Parsons The Port of Anchorage services 85-percent of Alaska's population and connects marine, highway, rail and air cargo systems that go to 200 different communities in Alaska. The structures have reached their useful life spans and one of the most impactful facilities in the state could be compromised. View […]