Kodiak’s City Council agreed with Turnagain Marine Construction’s preferred design for the replacement of St. Herman Harbor, with some modifications, at a work session on Aug. 6.

The ship began service in 1964 and has become an icon for the Alaska Marine Highway System. Kodiak held a block party for her diamond anniversary with officials sharing updates about her replacement.

Earlier this year, Kodiak’s City Council requested $1 million from the state to help cover the first two phases of permitting and design work, which are estimated to cost $16 million.

Construction work on about 16 miles of the Chiniak Highway won’t start next summer as initially planned. The Alaska Department of Transportation now says the project will begin in 2026.

Three separate spills of what’s currently labeled as a mystery sheen have been reported in the harbor so far this month. City officials say the most recent incident involved a resident's fuel tank.

Alaska Airlines plans to spend $60 million to upgrade terminals and expand cargo capacity at rural airports throughout the state. Kodiak’s Benny Benson airport is one of 13 slated for remodeling.

The Alaska Marine Highway System announced on May 2, the Tustumena now won’t sail to Kodiak until Monday, May 13, leaving Homer in the afternoon at 1:00 p.m. and arriving in Kodiak later that evening around 10:00 p.m.

Kodiak’s Harbormaster has proposed updating local rates and fees for vessel moorage, petroleum products and dry storage, among other things.

For the first time, money from ticket sales and revenue coming in from passengers using the Alaska Marine Highway System, known as toll credits, will fund ferry and marine highway projects across the state. That’s in part due to recent eligibility changes within a Federal Highway Administration program. Last week on April 4, the Alaska …

Kodiak’s proposed Anton Larsen Bay road extension has received a significant financial nudge forward from the federal government. Sen. Lisa Murkowski announced on March 20 that $2.5 million dollars in funding would go to the project through Congress’ Fiscal Year 2024 appropriations package.