Port in the News

ANCHORAGE, AK— The U.S. Department of Transportation Maritime Administration (MARAD) announced today that it awarded a $20 million infrastructure development grant to help replace aging Port of Alaska docks. MARAD’s Port Infrastructure Development Program (PIDP) offered $292.7 million in nationwide grant opportunities in 2019 to pay up to 80 percent of project costs for U.S. […]

The Associated Press The cost of operating some businesses at the Port of Alaska is expected to increase following new tariffs on commodities that took effect with the onset of the new year. The Anchorage Assembly unanimously approved the tariff increases Dec. 17, The Alaska Journal of Commerce reported Tuesday. The tariff hikes include charges on fuel […]

Anchorage Daily News Author: Elwood Brehmer , Alaska Journal of Commerce It’s a little more expensive for most companies to move fuel and cement across the docks at the Anchorage port. The Anchorage Assembly approved new tariffs on the commodities on Dec. 17. While the import charges are regularly updated to account for inflation and operational costs […]

Alaska Journal of Commerce By: Elwood Brehmer Beginning Jan. 1 it will be a little more expensive for most companies to move fuel and cement across the docks at the Anchorage port. That’s because the Anchorage Assembly approved new tariffs on the commodities on Dec. 17. While the import charges are regularly updated to account […]

Anchorage Daily News Author: James Brooks The Alaska Municipal League is asking state lawmakers to take out a loan to pay for needed port and harbor improvements across Alaska, including work at the Port of Alaska in Anchorage. But top lawmakers aren’t yet willing to go along, saying the state first needs to resolve a $1.5 […]

KTVA News By: Joe Vigil The Port of Alaska recently showed KTVA damage from the 7.1 earthquake. Several piles, which hold up docks at the port, split at the weld points. "It's put together like a paper towel roll, like those Pillsbury rolls, dinner rolls," said Port Director Steve Ribuffo. Ribuffo added, "You can't use that […]

Petroleum News By: Steve Sutherlin The Port of Alaska has garnered a $25 million grant from the federal “Better Utilizing Investments to Leverage Development (BUILD) Transportation Discretionary Grants program,” to build the third and final phase of an upgrade to its petroleum products and cement handling facilities, U.S. Secretary of Transportation Elaine L. Chao said […]

Alaska Journal of Commerce By: Elwood Brehmer Anchorage is getting a $25 million shot in the arm to help rebuild its long beleaguered port. Municipal officials announced Nov. 6 that they will receive a $25 million grant from the federal Department of Transportation to help complete the $214 million petroleum and cement terminal the Anchorage […]

Seattle Times By: The Associated Press Anchorage has been awarded a $25 million grant to assist with upgrades to the Port of Alaska, officials said. The U.S. Department of Transportation grant will help fund construction of a new $214 million petroleum and cement terminal that is part of a $2 billion modernization project. An estimated […]

Alaska Public Media By: Zachariah Hughes The Port of Alaska is getting $25 million in federal funds to help improve and modernize. The money was announced Wednesday by Alaska’s congressional delegation. It was awarded by a grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation. Though it’s only a small piece of what’s needed for essential upgrades, officials in […]