The Alaska Marine Highway System has been awarded $177.4 million to go towards operational costs, bringing Wi-Fi to passengers and replacing the oldest ferry in the fleet. Alaska’s Congressional ...

Alaska’s state ferry system is at risk of a partial or total shutdown this summer due to the failure of the federal government to issue a key annual grant. “Currently right now, we have a shortfall in ...

The public advisory board for the Alaska Marine Highway System has recommended that the state call an end to the Matanuska’s 53-year career in the fleet. The final decision whether to sell the ...

The administration of Gov Mike Dunleavy is seeking takers for Alaska’s oldest ferry. The Matanuska began serving Alaska ferry riders in 1963. In 2022, a planned maintenance overhaul revealed extensive ...

May 2026 marks a pivotal moment for Alaska travelers as the Alaska Marine Highway System releases its full summer schedule and the Alaska Railroad completes its new Seward terminal, reshaping access ...

Meagan Nye doesn’t always know when or if her workweek will end. She’s an engineer on the Alaska Marine Highway System ferry Columbia. She is supposed to work two-week shifts at sea. But more and more ...

Ferries that operate as the Alaska Marine Highway System are as essential to coastal communities as roads are to the cities and villages along the road system. If the Alaska Highway or the Glenn ...

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - Alaska’s state ferry system is at risk of a partial or total shutdown this summer due to the failure of the federal government to issue a key annual grant, according to ...