An Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities spokesperson says the ferry will be out of commission until at ...

The Alaska Marine Highway’s director says a requirement to buy American-made parts has been a major stumbling block.

Mechanical issues on the LeConte led students to make an unexpected stop in Juneau before taking a catamaran home.

Passengers also ferry from nearby islands like Akutan and False Pass to catch airplanes to Anchorage or to refuel. Some also ...

$92 million of the grant will contribute to a project to replace the Tustumena, a passenger ferry connecting communities in Southwest and Southcentral Alaska.

May 23—JUNEAU — An Alaska-built ferry sailed its maiden voyage with passengers Tuesday, 17 years after it was first envisioned. The 280-foot Hubbard took more than four years to come into ...

Replacing the Tustumena with a new ferry symbolizes for many the importance of federal funding in bringing hope of a sustained transportation network to coastal Alaska.

Alaska—once famous for its 'bridge-to-nowhere'—now has a $78 million ferry to that same destination. Upkeep for the high-tech, high-speed, ice-cutting, Naval-grade (but 100% idle) catamaran is ...

The Alaska state ferry system will stop running ships in Prince William Sound for seven months this winter after lawmakers made sharp budget cuts earlier this year. Reporter Nat Herz traveled on ...

Unless you have an airplane or private boat, there is only one way to reach many parts of the largest and wildest state: the Alaska ferry system.

Hundreds of Alaska ferry workers went on strike on Wednesday, shutting down the marine highway system that serves as a lifeline for rural areas.