Port in the News

KTVA News By: Joe Vigil As Alaskans continue to see empty grocery store shelves for some items in some stores, KTVA recently asked some major Alaska shipping companies if there are any supply chain issues right now due to the coronavirus pandemic. "The supply chain is healthy. It is working. The goods are coming to market," […]

Anchorage Daily News Author: Aubrey Wieber On Sunday morning, Anchorage Mayor Ethan Berkowitz stood on a third-story deck overlooking the Port of Alaska, where workers were unloading 1,200 shipping containers of goods. In two days, another 1,200 will arrive on Anchorage’s shore. Berkowitz was intentionally addressing news media with a busy port as the backdrop. He […]

By Mayowa Aina, Alaska Public Media - Anchorage Flanked by representatives of various levels in the supply chain at the Port of Alaska on Sunday, Anchorage Mayor Ethan Berkowitz said there’s no need to worry about any potential breakdown in the supply chain that puts products on shelves of Alaska’s stores. “The ships are arriving […]

Anchorage Daily News Author: Matt Tunseth The late comedian Bob Hope was well known for visiting military bases around the world and his namesake ship is currently making a call on Anchorage. The USNS Bob Hope, a vehicle cargo ship operated by the U.S. Navy’s Military Sealift Command, recently arrived at the Port of Alaska in Anchorage to […]

KTUU News By Derek Minemyer Two of Alaska’s major maritime cargo companies, Matson Inc and TOTE Maritime say they are confident the coronavirus will not disrupt shipments. This should come as relief both for Alaskans who have been stockpiling supplies and for those frustrated over finding empty shelves at grocery stores. "We're following all federal, state, […]

By:  Elwood Brehmer Alaska Journal of Commerce After nearly six years in court, a lawsuit against the federal government worth hundreds of millions of dollars to Anchorage currently hinges on whether or not a commonly invoked working pact can constitute a binding agreement. Attorneys for the Municipality of Anchorage and the U.S. Maritime Administration spent […]

John M. Doyle, Seapower Correspondent Unlike the South China Sea and other contested areas, the U.S. Navy does not have the capability to conduct freedom-of-the-seas operations in the icebound waters of the Arctic, a key Pentagon official conceded. With only one heavy and one medium icebreaker and no Navy ships with hulls hardened against ice, […]

American Journal of Transportation New grants will provide critical infrastructure support Washington, DC – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s (USDOT) Maritime Administration (MARAD) today announced that it has awarded more than $280 million in discretionary grant funding through the new Port Infrastructure Development Program. This funding is designed to improve port facilities at or near […]

Anchorage Daily News Author: Aubrey Wieber The city of Anchorage landed a $20 million grant to further cut into the cost of rebuilding the Port of Alaska’s cement and petroleum terminal. The grant, given by the U.S. Department of Transportation Maritime Administration, was announced Tuesday. Port spokesman Jim Jager said Alaska’s congressional delegation helped in […]

Dan Sullivan United States Senator for Alaska WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) announced that the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) has awarded a $20 million Port Infrastructure Development Program (PIDP) grant to the Port of Alaska, located in Anchorage. “I want to thank Secretary Chao for recognizing the dire state of one of Alaska’s most important […]