The Alaska Marine Highway System connects Alaska, and on Tuesday, it kept Paul Myers connected to work on his seven-hour ride from Skagway to Juneau. Myers works as a shop foreman for Holland America ...

The second of Alaska’s All-American Roads is the entirety of the Alaska Marine Highway System (AMHS), the state’s ferry system. Travel the AMHS — which can accommodate cars, RVs, motorcycles, bikes ...

Roughly 24% of the positions in the Alaska Marine Highway System are vacant, and the rate is highest among the positions that require most training. Among wheelhouse positions, the vacancy rate is ...

Bynum said that restoring reliable Alaska Marine Highway System services, especially to Prince Rupert Island, are a priority for the District.

The Alaska Marine Highway System was formed in tandem with statehood. In the early 1960s, Alaska voters had approved bond packages to build four ferries — the Malaspina, the Matanuska and the ...

Disruptions are increasingly common on Alaska's aging fleet of ferries. Six decades after the Alaska Marine Highway System launched its first vessels and became a vital transportation link, it's beset ...

Now, the Alaska Marine Highway System may finally be at a turning point. The federal infrastructure bill, passed in 2021, was a conveniently timed lifeline.

Have you ever looked at a map of Alaska and wondered why the southeastern border is so jagged? While the 141st meridian makes a clear boundary between Alaska and Canada, the mountainous region of the ...

MARAD did not respond to requests for comment. The maritime agency designated the new highway – called M-11 – in mid-August. It will add more than 6,500 miles to Alaska’s marine highway system.

Transition to Alaska The Alaska Ferry, technically the Alaska Marine Highway System, is a service of the State of Alaska. Its role is to connect the dozens of towns along the fjords of southeast ...