Port in the News

KTVA News By: Eric Ruble ANCHORAGE – Aside from terminal additions in the 1970s, the Port of Anchorage has largely remained the same in the 54 years since the first dock was finished. A journey underneath the port — to both the terminals constructed in 1962 and the ‘70s — reveals the dilapidated state of the […]

The Derrick Barge (DB) General arrived in Anchorage from the Port of Seattle on April 20, 2016. The barge's arrival at the Cook Inlet Tug and Barge dock marks the start of the Port of Anchorage's (POA) month-long test pile program, which will install 10 indicator piles at key in-water locations. This critical test program […]

Alaska Public Media By: Zachariah Hughes As aggressive corrosion rapidly degrades the Port of Anchorage, its funding future is in the hands of Juneau lawmakers. Funding for construction and rehabilitation of port infrastructure was the only financial request of the mayor’s administration in Anchorage for this session. But the possibility of action on a major […]

Alaska Public Media By: Zachariah Hughes The Port of Anchorage is literally coming apart, threatening to upend the state’s essential supply chain in what officials have called “a slow motion disaster.” Every year, millions of taxpayer dollars are spent simply coping with the aggressive corrosion of the port’s most basic infrastructure. But without hundreds of millions to […]

Alaska Public Media By: Zachariah Hughes An enormous share of Alaska’s food, fuel, and supplies come into the state through just a single access point: the Port of Anchorage. Even small communities in distant parts of the state rely on the steady flow of goods over the port’s docks. It’s a critical supply-chain that connects […]

KTUU News By: Austin Baird JUNEAU -- Anchorage Mayor Ethan Berkowitz is in the state Capitol meeting with lawmakers and members of Gov. Bill Walker's administration, making a last-minute push for funding and policies favorable to the municipality on the final day of the regular legislative session -- at least the final day approved by voters. […]

KSKA - Anchorage By: Zachariah Hughes The Senate Finance Committee has released its first version of the capital budget, which tracks closely to the governor’s version with a few notable exceptions. Silt build up around the pilings at the Port of Anchorage. Photo courtesy of Jim Jager, Port of Anchorage. The total amount of unrestricted […]

YourAlaskaLink.com By: Gretchen Parsons With only two weeks left in session, some Alaskans are wondering if lawmakers will set aside any funding for the Port of Anchorage, which according to the POA, two of three terminals are in deteriorating condition, while the third is 50 years old. An estimated 90 percent of food, for 85 percent […]

Alaska Dispatch News By: Nathaniel Herz JUNEAU — The Alaska Senate released its proposed capital budget Monday, and one of its few big projects was a line item to buy the Legislature’s Anchorage offices for $32.5 million, the price approved by a legislative committee two weeks ago. Missing from the Senate’s capital budget: a request from […]

KTUU News By: Travis Khachatoorian With legislators running out of time, officials at the Port of Anchorage are beginning to worry their efforts to secure funding to fix the crumbling infrastructure at the state’s most productive dock will be pushed aside by lawmakers. House Bill 329 is stuck in a House finance committee with no signs […]