The 50-year-old M/V Columbia tied up in Ketchikan on June 21, 2023. (Photo by Mikko Wilson/KTOO) This winter’s state ferry schedule is again impacted by an old fleet needing maintenance. One ...

Spanning 1,300 miles over six days, the Alaska Marine Highway System is the longest ferry route in the United States. This journey from Bellingham, Washington, to Whittier, Alaska, is not a cruise ...

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 ...

Alaska’s ferry vessels and crew face extreme tides and currents, treacherous navigating conditions in inland waters like Wrangell, heavy seas in the Gulf of Alaska, open water crossings headed ...