A Department of Transportation insider is the interim manager of the agency’s division overseeing Southeast Alaska.
Transportation
Ferry rates rising for commercial customers
Department of Transportation officials are now considering large fare increases for commercial customers, those moving trucks and container vans via ferry.
Prince Rupert pushes for ferry help
Prince Rupert leaders are in Juneau this week to lobby for continued connections with Southeast Alaska.
‘Scrubbers’ to cut cruise ship air pollution
Cruise lines that sail Alaska waters are installing new pollution-control equipment. Scrubbers are aimed at clearing the air — and meeting new regulations. But it’s also dodging some stronger, more expensive measures.
Skagway assembly reviews port expansion design options
It’s a big step in the ongoing project aimed at modernizing the ore dock and ship loader and provide more space with the port for more cruise and industrial traffic.
Update: Fast ferry engine damage could affect service
One of the Alaska Marine Highway’s new ferry engines is down. That could affect service in Southeast and Prince William Sound.