May 2026 marks a pivotal moment for Alaska travelers as the Alaska Marine Highway System releases its full summer schedule and the Alaska Railroad completes its new Seward terminal, reshaping access ...

Discover Alaska fishing villages where timeless dock café culture and fresh local catches still define the authentic maritime way of life.

If you want to see Alaska the way it actually is rather than the way cruise ships present it the Inside Passage ferry is ...

Free warranty work now costs thousands of dollars in shipping after major carriers banned EVs from boats over fire risk.

State Troopers in Ketchikan are investigating a crash involving a commercial vehicle that ended with damage to a state building. On Monday, at around 7:30 a.m., Alaska State Troopers responded to the ...

The Alaska Marine Highway System has published its 2026 ferry schedule, confirming continued suspension of sailings to Prince Rupert and across the Gulf between Whittier and Juneau due to vessel ...

Tickets to ride the Alaska Marine Highway System will go up a little more than 2% effective May 1, the first fare increase since 2019. That 2019 increase instituted “dynamic pricing” of higher fares ...

Barges transport cargo on the Mississippi River near St. Louis Harbor, Jan. 8, 2013. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Lt. j.g. Colby Buchanan) The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration ...

The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration (MARAD) has announced an investment of $13,280,351 in 11 marine highway projects across seven states through the U.S. Marine Highway ...

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (ALASKA BEACON) - The state of Alaska is looking for someone to take the Matanuska, one of the first three ships built as part of the Alaska Marine Highway System after statehood, ...

The state of Alaska is looking for someone to take the Matanuska, one of the first three ships built as part of the Alaska Marine Highway System after statehood. In a public notice published Friday ...