Tag: Alaska

Six groups filed a lawsuit on Tuesday in U.S. District Court charging the Interior Department, multiple agencies, and agency officials with violating an array of laws when authorizing ConocoPhillips’ Willow oil and gas project in the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska.  

On March 13th, Joe Biden, president of U.S.A., gave approval for Willow Master Development Plan, oil drilling project in the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska (NPR-A), after significantly reducing its size. 

As stated by the U.S. Coast Guard, on February 28th, recovery teams were able to retrieve Tagish, a tugboat that sank on December 28th of 2022, and was partially submerged in the National Guard Terminal in Gastineau Channel, close to Juneau, 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.