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Alaska Marine Highway
Budget cuts to the Alaska Marine Highway System could lead to significant service reductions when the 2016 state fiscal year begins July 1. For now, a conference committee has restored some cuts to the fast ferry Chenega’s Prince William Sound service. The Chenega is shown here steaming out of Whittier.-Photo by Andrew Jensen, Morris News Service - Alaska
Legislators restore some funding to Alaska Marine Highway...
By KATIE MORITZ • April 22, 2015 11:50 am

JUNEAU — The Alaska Marine Highway System was thrown a life preserver April 18 when a committee restored $1.75 million…

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Most ferry rates going up
Most ferry rates going up
By Elwood Brehmer • December 24, 2014 4:27 pm

The cost of your favorite state ferry trip is likely going up. Fares for most Alaska Marine Highway System routes…

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Most ferry rates going up
Most ferry rates going up
By Elwood Brehmer • December 24, 2014 4:27 pm

The cost of your favorite state ferry trip is likely going up. Fares for most Alaska Marine Highway System routes…

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Most ferry rates going up
Most ferry rates going up
By Elwood Brehmer • December 24, 2014 4:27 pm

The cost of your favorite state ferry trip is likely going up. Fares for most Alaska Marine Highway System routes…

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AMHS releases schedule
AMHS releases schedule
November 5, 2014 1:17 pm

The Alaska Marine Highway System has released its 2015 summer schedule. Reservations are now available for booking at FerryAlaska.com. Release…

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AMHS seeks public review of summer 2015 schedule
AMHS seeks public review of summer 2015 schedule
September 10, 2014 1:18 pm

JUNEAU — The proposed Alaska Marine Highway System schedule for the summer 2015 season has been placed on the AMHS…

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Skagway dock  floats again
Skagway dock floats again
By MATT WOOLBRIGHT • April 30, 2014 1:17 pm

The sunken ferry dock in Skagway has its head back above water. Western Marine Construction Inc., a Juneau-based company, was…

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Alaska Ferry Adventures closes
Alaska Ferry Adventures closes
By Michael Armstrong • November 6, 2013 2:04 pm

Signs have been taken down, furniture moved out and the doors shut on Alaska Ferry Adventures and Tours. As of…

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State being short-sighted
State being short-sighted
October 30, 2013 4:05 pm

It saddens me that Alaska Ferry Adventures has to shutter its doors and release its staff due to the recent…

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Phil Morris, left, and Pat Merrill, right, of Alaska Ferry Adventures & Tours stand by Morris’ truck advertising the tour company’s website.-Photo by Michael Armstrong, Homer News
State change may force busy Homer tour booking...
October 23, 2013 4:08 pm

BY MICHAEL ARMSTRONG STAFF WRITER A longtime Homer tour and ferry booking agency could close at the end of the…

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State begins ferry replacement process
State begins ferry replacement process
By Nicole Klauss • September 19, 2013 9:39 am

KODIAK — The Alaska Marine Highway System has begun looking for a consultant to design the ferry that will replace…

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Tustumena repairs fail inspection; ferry’s return delayed once again
Tustumena repairs fail inspection; ferry’s return delayed once...
By McKibben Jackinsky • August 7, 2013 2:22 pm

Make that one more delay for the M/V Tustumena, the 49-year-old, 296-foot vessel of the Alaska Marine Highway System that…

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Tustumema’s return delayed again
Tustumema’s return delayed again
June 12, 2013 5:28 pm

The return to service of the Alaska State Ferry M/V Tustumena has been delayed again. The Alaska Marine Highway System…

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