Port of Alaska in Anchorage
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Test Pile Program Construction Update: May 16, 2016

On May 14, 2016, the Derrick Barge (DB) General changed position to the next test pile location near Petroleum, Oil, and Lubricant (POL) 1. The next planned pile driving is set for Wednesday, May 18, 2016. Similar to previous pile installation, work will begin with the vibratory hammer, followed by the hydraulic impact hammer. Work will last approximately 4 to […]

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At $10k an hour, crews begin placing test piles for Port of Anchorage upgrade

KTVA News By: Shannon Ballard The biggest barge crane on the west coast is currently in Anchorage. It’s carrying ten steel piles, each 200 feet long, four feet in diameter and weighing more than 50 tons. They’re slowly being hammered into Cook Inlet as part of the Port of Anchorage’s modernization program, which will replace […]

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Test Pile Program Construction Update: May 9, 2016

Starting early this week, the Derrick Barge (DB) General will move north and stage in a new location near the Port of Anchorage's (POA) Terminal 3. The POA plans on installing the Test Pile Program's third pile starting Thursday morning, May 12, 2016. Installation will begin with the vibratory hammer, followed by the hydraulic impact hammer. The vibratory phase is expected […]

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Problems with the Port - part 3

Fox 4 KTBY Anchorage By: Gretchen Parsons The Port of Anchorage services 85-percent of Alaska's population and connects marine, highway, rail and air cargo systems that go to 200 different communities in Alaska. The structures have reached their useful life spans and one of the most impactful facilities in the state could be compromised. View […]

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Problems with the Port - part 2

Fox 4 KTBY Anchorage By: Gretchen Parsons The Port of Anchorage services 85-percent of Alaska's population and connects marine, highway, rail and air cargo systems that go to 200 different communities in Alaska. The structures have reached their useful life spans and one of the most impactful facilities in the state could be compromised. View […]

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Problems at the Port

YourAlaskaLink.com By: Gretchen Parsons The Port of Anchorage services 85-percent of Alaska's population and connects marine, highway, rail and air cargo systems that go to 200 different communities in Alaska. The structures have reached their useful life spans and one of the most impactful facilities in the state could be compromised. View Full Story Here: http://www.youralaskalink.com/news/problems-at-the-port/article_d43be194-10f4-11e6-9adb-cf2733ccea1f.html

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Test Pile Program Construction Update: May 2, 2016

The Port of Anchorage's (POA) Test Pile Program gets underway this week with the installation of the first test pile today, May 2, 2016. The second pile is scheduled for installation on May 5, 2016. Both pile locations are near the existing Petroleum, Oil and Lubricants (POL) 1 terminal at the south end of the Port. Long-term […]

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The Yeti Strikes Back

Alaska Mega Machines - Season 1 Episode 2 The Yeti, a machine with 588 sharp teeth, helps keep the coldest airport in America running. Mighty tugboats chew through ice chunks in the busiest port in Alaska. And soldiers become Arctic Warriors in the coldest army post in the country. 44 min TV-PG Premiered ‎5‎/‎4‎/‎2016

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Municipality continues to call for funding to improve Anchorage’s crumbling port

KTVA News By: Eric Ruble ANCHORAGE – Aside from terminal additions in the 1970s, the Port of Anchorage has largely remained the same in the 54 years since the first dock was finished. A journey underneath the port — to both the terminals constructed in 1962 and the ‘70s — reveals the dilapidated state of the […]

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Test Pile Program Construction Update: April 25, 2016

The Derrick Barge (DB) General arrived in Anchorage from the Port of Seattle on April 20, 2016. The barge's arrival at the Cook Inlet Tug and Barge dock marks the start of the Port of Anchorage's (POA) month-long test pile program, which will install 10 indicator piles at key in-water locations. This critical test program […]

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