Tag: Alaska

A mechanical malfunction onboard a 600-foot tanker ship that was docked at the Port of Alaska caused two fires on November 18 and November 19. Both fires were contained by the ship’s crew. No injuries or damage were reported.

In a new paper, ICCT considers the role that Aleutian Islands ports in Alaska could play in promoting liquid hydrogen (LH2) made from renewable electricity to power transpacific container shipping. 

The Port of Seattle, City of Juneau, Vancouver Fraser Port Authority, cruise lines, as well as the Global Maritime Forum, Blue Sky Maritime Coalition, and Washington Maritime Blue announced a new commitment to explore the feasibility of the world’s first cruise-led ‘green corridor.’

Alaska Governor Mike Dunleavy sent a letter to the Biden administration, requesting the CDC to update its guidance and enable cruise lines and ports to resume operations.

Alaska is the most hardly hit US nation by the cost of canceled 2020 cruise season, according to a new report by Commissioner Louis Sola which examines the economic impact on Alaskan citizens and tourism related businesses. 

The Sitka Police in Alaska arrested a man, following reports that he was holding a knife and threatened his crew members in Thomsen Harbor, Monday night. 

At least one small ship cruise line will be allowed to dock at a southeastern Alaska port this month, Ketchikan city council has said, in a move which reflected the ongoing balance that needed to be struck between medical caution and economic necessity. On the other hand, Haines reached the oppossite conclusion.

Following the COVID-19 crisis, Canadian and Alaskan crude which normally travels to the US West, started to finding a market in China, where condition is almost back to the pre-outbreak levels.

Following an oily sheen near the Valdez Marine Terminal's Berth 4,  where Alaska oil is loaded onboard oceangoing tankers, authorities started cleaning operations. Specifically, officials determined that the main source of the pollution was a mixture of oil and water flowing downhill from an overflowing drain sump.

According to Reuters, the Swiss UBS Bank decided to stop providing its support concerning drilling in the Arctic. In fact, the bank will stop funding future offshore oil and gas projects located in Alaska, amid efforts to face climate change.