Port in the News

Anchorage Daily News Opinion After the terrible devastation COVID-19 wreaked on Alaska’s economy the past year, the one area where Alaska’s elected officials at all levels and of all political parties should reach agreement is getting our economy back on track. The pandemic has killed more than 300 Alaskans and infected nearly 70,000 more, cost […]

By: Elwood Brehmer Alaska Journal of Commerce A trial is set to commence nearly seven years after Anchorage sued the U.S. Maritime Administration for its role in the botched expansion of the city’s port but there is still a long way between now and a final ruling. The Federal Claims Court trial, being held via […]

Marine Log By: Marine Log Staff Manson Construction Company, Seattle, Wash., has been awarded a $9,847,000 firm-fixed-price contract for maintenance dredging in the Port of Alaska. Bids were solicited via the internet with two received. Work will be performed in Anchorage, with an estimated completion date of January 26, 2022. Fiscal 2021 operation and maintenance (Army) funds […]

KTVA News By: Scott Gross During the summer, looking out into the Port of Alaska in Anchorage, red and white dredge hard at work may be seen. "We've dredged at the Port of Anchorage for probably about over 40 years," operations branch chief for the Alaska district, Julie Anderson, said. "The purpose of the project is […]

Arctic Warrior By Rachel Napolitan USACE Alaska District All summer long, a crimson and white boat moves back and forth through the waters near the Port of Alaska collecting silt, sand and gravel off the seafloor to allow vessels to navigate the harbor in Anchorage. The boat is a dredging vessel called the Westport, operated […]

By: Elwood Brehmer Alaska Journal of Commerce A federal judge denied the U.S. Maritime Administration’s motion for judgment in Anchorage’s lawsuit against the agency over more than $300 million in failed construction at the city’s port done more than a decade ago. U.S. Court of Federal Claims Judge Edward J. Damich rejected the Maritime Administration’s […]

KTVA News By: Dave Leval There's a lot of hammering at the Port of Alaska, as crews work on the dock that will house the new Petroleum and Cement Terminal. "What we're seeing behind us is the ability for to move petroleum and cement as we rebuild the state, as we build into the future," said Anchorage […]

Anchorage Daily News By: Marc Lester Many of the Alaska’s most popular musical artists performed Tuesday at the Ship Creek small-boat launch, though no large crowd gathered to see them. Videos captured there will become the AK4AK virtual music festival, which will debut online starting at 6 p.m. May 1. Organizers, including Showdown Productions and […]

KTVA News By: Samantha Davenport After hosting a successful livestream last month, Showdown Alaska is partnering with Anchorage Assembly member Christopher Constant to bring Alaskans together — social distancing style. AK4AK, a virtual music festival, will raise money for the Food Bank of Alaska. The festival will take place May 1 from 6-10 p.m. Performers include […]

American Shipper By: Chris Gillis  A COVID-19 infection that shut down Customs and Border Protection’s office at the port on Thursday will not impact cargo operations, the agency said. The Port of Alaska at Anchorage serves as a lifeline for many Alaskan residents that benefit from scheduled container loads of groceries and other consumer products […]