The proposal would set aside $1 million collected via marine passenger fees to fund a new clean energy loan and incentive program.
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Families of tourists killed in 2021 Misty Fjords floatplane crash sue Holland America and Southeast Aviation
An attorney for the families says the cruise line was required to inform passengers that floatplane tours could be hazardous.
Juneau police identify man who went missing off cruise ship
Juneau Police Lt. Krag Campbell says that for now, the incident is being treated like a missing person case.
Coast Guard suspends search for man who went missing from cruise ship in Juneau
Residents reported seeing an emergency flare around 11 p.m. Monday and then boats and a helicopter searching the channel.
Kicked off their cruises, COVID-positive tourists are going home on Alaska flights and ferries
COVID-positive travelers say Holland America helped them book travel on a state ferry and then an Alaska Airlines flight out of Juneau one day after their positive tests.
Scrubbers are supposed to clean cruise ship stack emissions. Critics say they pollute the water instead.
For the cruise industry, scrubbers are a way to save money by allowing ships to burn cheaper, dirtier fuels. But the toxic chemicals removed from smokestack exhaust don’t just disappear.
Canada relaxes border rules, but not enough for the White Pass and Yukon Route Railroad
Skagway’s largest tour outfit, the White Pass and Yukon Route Railroad, says its trains won’t cross the border this season.
Travel industry figures are bullish on a near-normal 2022 Alaska cruise season
This summer, cruise ship schedules are packed — on some days, Ketchikan and Juneau are expecting as many as seven ships in port at a time.
Private dock projected to double Sitka cruise passengers in 2022
More large ships are coming to the Alaska market, and Sitka now has a place to put them.
NTSB: Searchers described poor visibility around Misty Fjords fatal crash site
Pilots described cloud ceilings as low as 600 feet above the ground in the valley where the aircraft was found.