Port in the News

The Port of Anchorage will host an informational meeting for potential constructors and designers to discuss Step 1 of the Anchorage Port Modernization (reconstruction) Project’s North Extension Stabilization. What: Step 1 of the North Extension Stabilization Information Meeting When: August 4, 2016, 10 AM – 12 PM Where: Conference Room 830 (Mayor’s Conference Room), 8th […]

Alaska Dispatch News By: Alex DeMarban Newly released studies about one of America's most endangered animals, the Cook Inlet beluga whale, shed new light on the subspecies and could have implications for the Port of Anchorage's modernization program and other development in the region. The studies — recently peer-reviewed and released last week by a National Marine Fisheries Service journal — indicate that […]

The Alaska Contractor By: Rindi White Alaska Basic Industries in May commissioned a huge new domed storage facility at the Port of Anchorage, a structure that ABI officials say will allow them to offload a whole ship full of Portland cement at one time. Wes Vander Martin, general manager of ABI, said the new dome, which […]

Peninsula Clarion By: Ben Boettger The Tesoro Corporation petroleum company will need to sell or lease a terminal at the Port of Anchorage, following a June 21 agreement between the company and the Alaska Attorney General. The agreement, reached by then-Attorney General Craig Richards (who resigned June 23) after a six-month investigation is meant to “mitigate […]

Construction activities on the Port of Anchorage's (POA) Test Pile Program are now complete. The last pile was driven to 150 feet below mudline on June, 7, 2016, and restrikes on the 10 test piles began the next day. The piles, which were driven up to 185 feet below the mudline, experienced no more than […]

Alaska Dispatch News By: Devin Kelly The city of Anchorage has reached a settlement with one of the parties in an ongoing lawsuit over the botched Port of Anchorage expansion, a $5.5 million payout that officials hope is a first step in recovering many millions more. Documents submitted to the Anchorage Assembly earlier this month describe the settlement […]

KTVA 11 News Alaska By: Daniella Rivera It’s officially tourist season as the first cruise ship of the year has docked at the Port of Anchorage for Memorial Day, bringing hundreds of passengers to the city. The average tourist spends about $941 in Alaska during their stay. With oil prices still low, every dollar they put […]

Alaska Dispatch News By: Loren Holmes Anchorage's first cruise ship of the year docked at the city's port on Memorial Day, dropping off over a thousand visitors to kick off the summer tourist season. The Holland America cruise ship MS Maasdam, 722 feet long and capable of carrying around 1,260 passengers in addition to 580 crew […]

KTUU News By: Beth Verge Anchorage's first cruise ship of the season, as part of a 9-trip series, arrived for its maiden docking at the Port of Anchorage Monday morning. Holland America's 720-foot Maasdam landed in town with more than 1250 passengers and 500 crew members aboard. Along with helping show off the beauty of one […]

Work is nearly complete on the Port of Anchorage's (POA) test pile program. The remaining three piles will be driven this week (Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday) near Terminal 1 and at the north end of the Port, pending tidal or other construction constraints. Restrikes on each of the ten test piles will start the first […]