The Alaska Marine Highway System has put the Columbia back to work through Dec. 17 to cover for the Kennicott, which has been delayed leaving a Puget Sound shipyard.

Here is a look at each of the nine ships in the Alaska Marine Highway System fleet, along with the summer schedule. The fleet is divided into mainline ferries and day boat/shuttle ferries. Two of the ...

The 50-year-old M/V Columbia tied up in Ketchikan on June 21, 2023. (Photo by Mikko Wilson/KTOO) This winter’s state ferry schedule is again impacted by an old fleet needing maintenance. One ferry ...

KETCHIKAN — Minutes after the M/V Kennicott pulled away from its terminal in the Tongass Narrows on a late February journey up the Inside Passage, emergency lights flickered on, barely visible under a ...

This story has been corrected to note a photo shows a museum display at the ferry terminal in Bellingham, Washington, not aboard the Columbia ferry. When the Alaska Marine Highway System officially ...

Alaska’s state ferry system continues to face stiff headwinds when it comes to staffing, state officials say. Alaska Marine Highway officials say they’re struggling to attract and retain workers, ...