The Alaska Marine Highway System has put the Columbia back to work through Dec. 17 to cover for the Kennicott, which has been delayed leaving a Puget Sound shipyard.

KETCHIKAN — Minutes after the M/V Kennicott pulled away from its terminal in the Tongass Narrows on a late February journey up the Inside Passage, emergency lights flickered on, barely visible under a ...

Travelers on the Alaska Marine Highway’s ferry Columbia got an unexpected Christmas present on a recent trip from Bellingham to Southeast Alaska: Wi-Fi. The Alaska Department of Transportation ...

A proposed 20-year plan seeking to restore the ailing Alaska Marine Highway System to a more reliable and sustainable transportation hub calls for, above all, adequate funding for operations and ...

The overall project proposes building a new Alaska Marine Highway System ferry terminal on Berners Bay, about 30 miles up the ...

A 20-year plan for the Alaska Marine Highway System is being met with skepticism about the likelihood of funding for proposed improvements and questions about the inability to resolve current ...

Alaska’s state ferry system continues to face stiff headwinds when it comes to staffing, state officials say. Alaska Marine Highway officials say they’re struggling to attract and retain workers, ...

SEWARD — The M/V Tustumena is preparing for its 60th birthday party. This summer, the iconic Alaska state ferry will celebrate six decades since it went into service. In that time, the vessel has ...