New bill would change ferry system management
Legislation changing the way the Alaska Marine Highway System is run was introduced Friday. House Bill 142 calls for management and operations to be transferred to a publicly owned corporation.
Read Moreby Ed Schoenfeld | Apr 27, 2018 | Local News, Syndicated | 0
Legislation changing the way the Alaska Marine Highway System is run was introduced Friday. House Bill 142 calls for management and operations to be transferred to a publicly owned corporation.
Read Moreby Ed Schoenfeld | Apr 6, 2018 | Local News, Syndicated | 0
Alaska officials have no plans to convert state ferries to electrical power. But they’re installing engines that could use natural gas as well as diesel.
Read Moreby Ed Schoenfeld | Mar 28, 2018 | Local News, Syndicated | 0
Gov. Bill Walker signed a supplemental appropriations bill Tuesday funding the ferry system through the end of June.
Read Moreby Ed Schoenfeld | Aug 18, 2016 | Local News, Southeast Archive, Syndicated | 0
This winter’s Alaska Marine Highway schedule offers more sailings than the previous season’s. It also eliminates five-week service gaps for some communities.
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