Service on the state ferry Matanuska may not resume in early March as repairs to the fleet’s sole operating mainliner have yet to begin. The Matanuska broke down last month stranding hundreds of ...

The Columbia is scheduled to resume voyages between Bellingham, Washington, and Southeast Alaska on Feb. 13, more than three years after being taken out of service for cost-saving reasons, due to a ...

It’s going to be nearly eight weeks before the next scheduled Alaska ferry will arrive in Bellingham. The Alaska Marine Highway System announced in a news release that it is canceling sailings of the ...

In evaluating the massive investment the leadership at Alaska Marine Highway System is about to request of state lawmakers via its proposed master plan, consider the health and vitality of two of the ...

The Matanuska docked on Friday, February 7, 2020 at the Auke Bay ferry terminal in Juneau, Alaska. The ship is headed to Ketchikan for repairs. (Photo by Rashah McChesney/KTOO) Two crew members aboard ...

The public advisory board for the Alaska Marine Highway System has recommended that the state call an end to the Matanuska’s 53-year career in the fleet. The final decision whether to sell the ...

Two members of the engineering crew on the state ferry Matanuska tested positive for COVID-19 on a trip from Washington state to Juneau. No passengers were identified as close contacts, state ...

On May 7, the Alaska Marine Highway System ferry Matanuska collided with the dock of a local seafood processor in Petersburg, Alaska. The ferry sustained only minor damage, but did substantial damage ...