The Tustumena stops in Kodiak in the channel between Near Island and town. (Brian Venua/KMXT) The Federal Transit Administration announced on Nov. 30 that rural ferries in Alaska will receive about ...

May 23—JUNEAU — An Alaska-built ferry sailed its maiden voyage with passengers Tuesday, 17 years after it was first envisioned. The 280-foot Hubbard took more than four years to come into service ...

This summer, the iconic Alaska state ferry will celebrate six decades since it went into service. In that time, the vessel has become a familiar and important part of life in communities between Homer ...

The Tustumena ferry departed Unalaska on Saturday night and will head directly to Homer with crew and six passengers that had originally boarded in Homer. The Tustumena’s future sailings are suspended ...

Dec. 29—JUNEAU — Wireless internet has been installed on an Alaska ferry, the first step in a planned $6.25 million rollout of Wi-Fi across the fleet. For over a decade, officials at the Alaska Marine ...

Ted Stevens' boondoggle costing Alaska town $80K a month. March 12, 2013 -- Alaska -- once famous for its "bridge to nowhere" -- now has a $78 million ferry to that same destination. Upkeep for the ...

Nearly a decade after construction on it started and a month after it was put into service, the 280-foot-long Hubbard ferry was officially christened as the newest vessel in the Alaska Marine Highway ...

BELLINGHAM -- A second weekly ferry run between Bellingham and Alaska has been tentatively scheduled this fall by Alaska Marine Highway officials. The second run, now offered only during the summer, ...

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (Reuters) - Alaska's ferry system, serving dozens of coastal communities that lack outside road access, was shut down for a second straight day on Thursday by a boat workers strike ...

ANCHORAGE, Alaska -- Four crew members of the state ferry LeConte showed no indication of alcohol use when the vessel ran aground, the Coast Guard said yesterday. The Coast Guard conducted routine ...