Port in the News

By Jeremy HsiehAlaska Public Media Anchorage officials took two big steps forward Tuesday toward rebuilding the aging and vulnerable cargo lifeline almost the entire state relies on.  Most of the state’s incoming freight, fuel and consumer goods flow through the city-owned Port of Alaska, built in 1961. Corrosion and age are wearing down the sections used for […]

By Zachariah HughesAnchorage Daily News The Anchorage Assembly is set to vote this week on tariff revisions and construction designs for the Port of Alaska. The port, a critical piece of infrastructure in the northwest corner of Anchorage, handles a huge share of goods and critical materials that Alaskans all over the state depend on, […]

KTUU News By Joe Cadotte It’s the front door to the state from the sea, a vital part of the lives of nearly everyone in Alaska. But there’s a problem. The port — where Mayor Dave Bronson said 90% of Alaskans get their food and supplies from — is aging. If major revitalization isn’t done […]

KTUUBy Lauren Maxwell Holland America’s ship Nieuw Amsterdam cruised into the Port of Alaska under sunny skies and calm seas on Thursday. The ship is one of two that will visit Anchorage this season, with a different Holland America ship arriving in September. Kimberly Wells, Cruise and Travel Director for Holland America, said the Nieuw […]

Anchorage Daily NewsBy Loren Holmes, Bill Roth The Port of Alaska saw the first ship to dock at the new Petroleum and Cement Terminal on Tuesday, as well as container ships from Tote and Matson, and a Crowley fuel barge and its tug boat. The new pile-supported dock replaced the former Petroleum Oil Lubricates Terminal […]

Building to satisfy current and future public needs and market demands Seaports MagazineBy Steve Ribuffo, Director of the Port of AlaskaFirst Quarter 2023 If things go well, I’ll spend the next ten years fielding complaints from Portof Alaska neighbors about construction noise, because our aging facilities need a lot of renovation and replacement. Depending upon […]

THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MARITIME AND PORT EXECUTIVESwww.iampe.orgFor Immediate Release: February 2, 2023Contact: IAMPE 207.741.7000 The Advisory Board of the International Association of Maritime and Port Executives (IAMPE) named Steve Ribuffo, Director of the Port of Alaska, the new Chairman of the IAMPE Advisory board at its most recent annual meeting. Capt. Kevin Kiefer, Chief […]

By Zachariah HughesAnchorage Daily News With support from the mayor’s office, the Port of Alaska is moving forward with an expanded design that could add hundreds of millions of dollars to its already substantial price tag. Under the new concept, the terminals would be identical: same width, same contiguous tracks, laid down for cranes considerably more […]

Coast Guard News The Coast Guard responded to a fire aboard the tank vessel Atlantic Lily in the Port of Anchorage, Friday night. At approximately 10 p.m., thick, black smoke was seen billowing from the exhaust stack of the 600-foot foreign-flagged tank vessel, following by a loud boom and flames. The crew quickly responded to […]

BY THE MARITIME EXECUTIVE    On Friday, a stack fire aboard a product tanker startled residents around the port of Anchorage, Alaska with a loud explosion and a plume of smoke. The foreign-flagged tanker Atlantic Lily was alongside at a fuel pier in Anchorage on Friday and unloading a cargo of jet fuel. For reasons of a technical […]