Port in the News

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 […]

KTVA News By: Joe Vigil Alaska's congressional delegation is announcing a $25 million grant that will help offset the costs of the Port of Alaska's $2 billion modernization project. “The Port of Alaska – which provides the vast majority of the food, construction materials, fuel, and other vital goods that Alaskans rely on – is in […]

Anchorage Daily News By: Aubrey Wieber The city of Anchorage has been awarded a $25 million federal grant to help pay for fixing the damaged Port of Alaska. The money will be used to construct a new petroleum and cement terminal, a $214 million project, Mayor Ethan Berkowitz said Wednesday. "This enhances Anchorage and Alaska’s […]

Juneau Empire By: Rick Van Nieuwenhuyse (Opinion) Alaska has an opportunity to become a major supplier of copper at a time when global demand is on the rise, as more innovations like electric vehicles, alternative energy and battery storage are developed to lower the world’s carbon footprint. The world needs copper and Alaska needs infrastructure […]

By Derek Minemyer KTUU News Repair work to earthquake-damaged piling at the Port of Alaska is wrapping up ahead of winter, and port managers are looking at what comes next. Engineer inspections performed after the 2019 snow melt revealed more damage than port managers could see in the aftermath of the earthquake. They found that 20 […]

By Kristen Durand KTUU News The Port Commission voted on a plan to finance a project that would bring part of the Port of Alaska - which handles about half of all Alaska inbound marine cargo - to fully operational status. The $81 million project would be partially funded by a raise in tariffs. The current […]

By: Elwood Brehmer Alaska Journal of Commerce The traditionally mundane process of updating the fees charged to use the Port of Alaska has turned contentious as city officials search for ways to pay for repairing the ailing docks. Anchorage Municipal Manager Bill Falsey told the Anchorage Assembly’s Enterprise and Utility Oversight Committee Oct. 17 that […]