Tag Archives: Alaska Marine Highway System

Following is a press release from the Alaska Department of Transportation regarding ferry schedule as the vessels come back online.   Key Points:   Tustumena – Will begin with KOD – HOM run at 10:15pm on Wednesday, August 7th. Kennicott – Will begin with KTN – BEL run at 3:00pm on Thursday, August 8th.   The State of Alaska and …

The Inlandboatmen Union’s strike hit the one-week mark on Wednesday, and the effects of going without ferry service are rippling throughout coastal Alaska. For Alaskans living in remote villages, the impact is especially heavy, since ferries are often the only way to transport vehicles and other goods too big for a charter plane. The M/V Tustumena remains docked in Kodiak …

Alaska Marine Highway System vessels are currently not sailing due to the ongoing strike by the Inlandboatmen’s Union. If you have reservations and need a refund on your tickets you can call 1-800-642-0066. In a press release the AMHS said there is a high volume of calls and it may take time to connect with a customer service representative and …

The Alaska Department of Transportation is taking public comment on Monday on the proposed changes to the ferry schedule to and from Kodiak. The public can call in and testify during a teleconference which begins at 1:30 p.m. The call-in number is 1-515-604-9000, access code 279613.   Ferry Tustumena at the dock in Kodiak. Photo KMXT/Maggie Wall.      

The largest union representing Alaska Marine Highway System workers voted to go on strike yesterday afternoon, effectively shutting down all state ferry service until further notice. Across the state, members of the Inlandboatmen’s Union of the Pacific walked off their vessels yesterday, including in Kodiak, where the M/V Tustumena is still docked. The Tusty was scheduled to leave Wednesday evening …

The Alaska Marine Highway System has released a draft winter schedule with large gaps in service to coastal communities across the state. The proposed schedule would end winter ferry service in Prince William Sound altogether. It would also suspend service to Southwestern communities such as Kodiak and Homer from January 12 to April 30.  Southeast Alaska service will also be …

Kodiak residents can expect major cuts to ferry service but at least the governor did not cut the marine highway budget any further, according to Kodiak Senator Gary Stevens. Stevens said the governor’s budget cuts which were announced Friday morning, were no surprise, but he had hoped that they would be less than what they were. He cited a number …

This is part of a press release from the Alaska DOT and Public Facilities.   The M/V Tustumena is returning to service earlier than expected and will now offer service to Homer, Seldovia, Port Lions, Ouzinkie, and Kodiak on May 14-17, 2019. The vessel will continue its previously scheduled voyages from May 18, 2019 onwards. The new Tustumena trips are …

AMHS says repairs are needed for “extensive steel wastage” in the car deck. The vessel is scheduled to resume service May 18, instead of April 19 as planned. When it’s running, the M/V Tustumena services Homer, Seldovia, Kodiak, and the Aleutian chain. (Photo courtesy Alaska Marine Highway System) The Alaska Marine Highway System announced yesterday  that the M/V Tustumena will …

Lucy Peckham and Michael Sakarias with the M/V Tustumena on Wednesday, August 22, 2018. (Photo by Daysha Eaton/KMXT) Daysha Eaton/KMXT Two documentarians are riding the Tustumena from Homer to Unalaska this week, making stops along the way to collect stories about the ferry. Kodiak was the first stop along the ferry’s western route for Lucy Peckham, of Anchorage, and Michael …