The Tustumena ferry departed Unalaska on Saturday night and will head directly to Homer with crew and six passengers that had originally boarded in Homer. The Tustumena’s future sailings are suspended ...

Alaska’s oldest ferry is too expensive to repair, according to officials with the Alaska Marine Highway System, who say it would cost millions to fix the 62-year-old Matanuska. Craig Tornga, the ...

The administration of Gov Mike Dunleavy is seeking takers for Alaska’s oldest ferry. The Matanuska began serving Alaska ferry riders in 1963. In 2022, a planned maintenance overhaul revealed extensive ...

A year after a failed prior offering, the state of Alaska is planning to hire a shipyard to build a replacement for the ferry Tustumena. The new ferry is expected to cost almost $325 million, with the ...

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 ...

The Federal Transit Administration on Monday opened a long-awaited application window for a grant that Alaska relies on to fund its ferry operations. The grant application posted a year later than ...