Former Unalaska mayor to run state ferry system
Shirley Marquardt is the new executive director of the Alaska Marine Highway. She’s a former Southwest Alaska mayor with decades of experience with coastal businesses.
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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.
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Ferry plan calls for smaller ships, independent management
A plan to reform the Alaska Marine Highway calls for replacing some ferries with smaller, more efficient vessels. It would be run by a public corporation.
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No bids for retired ferry Taku, again
The ferry system tried to sell the sidelined Taku for $700,000, but no one submitted a bid. Officials will try again at a lower price.
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