ANCHORAGE, Alaska – The Bureau of Land Management will hold a virtual Alaska Resource Advisory Council (RAC) meeting on May 25, 2021. The public is welcome to attend.
Maritime
AMHS Ready for Summer
(KETCHIKAN, Alaska) – The Alaska Marine Highway System (AMHS) is ready for summer travelers with more ships running, increased passenger capacities, and special promotional fares to boost ridership on lower-demand routes.
Russian navy conducts major maneuvers near Alaska-AP
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — A Russian submarine surfaced near Alaska on Thursday during a Russian war game exercise, U.S. military officials said.
Matanuska Crew Tests Negative-On Schedule 8/21
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: August 17, 2020CONTACT: Sam Dapcevich, sam.dapcevich@alaska.gov, (907) 465-4503 M/V Matanuska Crew Tests Negative for COVID-19Ship will resume scheduled service on August 21 (JUNEAU, Alaska) – Last week, the Alaska Marine Highway System (AMHS) learned of five recent M/V Matanuska passengers who tested positive for COVID-19. The five […]
LeConte Crew Member Positive
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: August 10, 2020CONTACT: Sam Dapcevich, sam.dapcevich@alaska.gov, (907) 465-4503 AMHS M/V LeConte Crew Member Tests Positive for COVID-19No close contacts identified aboard ship or in Juneau (JUNEAU, Alaska) – An Alaska Marine Highway System (AMHS) crew member who recently returned home after working a two-week rotation on the […]
Public Review Ferry Plan
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: August 10, 2020CONTACT: Sam Dapcevich, sam.dapcevich@alaska.gov, (907) 465-4503 DOT&PF Seeks Public Review of 2020 Winter Ferry Operating PlanComments may be submitted through August 14, 2020 (JUNEAU, Alaska) – The Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities (DOT&PF) proposed Alaska Marine Highway System (AMHS) operating plan for October […]
Infected up to 7 on the Tustie
Preceding stories below Six Additional AMHS Employees Test Positive for COVID-19“All six passengers and the remaining 28 employees test negative.” *(ANCHORAGE, Alaska)*Six additional employees aboard the Alaska Marine Highway System (AMHS) M/V Tustumena have tested positive for COVID-19. This brings the total number of COVID-19 positive crewmembers to seven. The […]
RCAC Elects New Officers
Prince William Sound RCAC announces election of board officers The Prince William Sound Regional Citizens’ Advisory Council is holding its annual board meeting by videoconference, on May 7-8, 2020. Among other business, the board convened to elect officers who will serve from May 2020 to May 2021. All current officers were […]
Public Input on AMHS 5/7
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 6, 2020Contact: Meadow Bailey, (907) 451-2240, meadow.bailey@alaska.gov AMHS Reshaping Work Group Meeting ThursdayGroup will focus on strategic objectives and innovative solutionsfor operation of the system. (JUNEAU, Alaska) – (JUNEAU, Alaska) – The Alaska Marine Highway Reshaping Work Group is meeting Thursday, May 7, from 1:30-3 p.m. The […]
