The nation’s sole heavy icebreaker arrived in the Aleutian Islands this week for the first time since 2013.
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City of Unalaska inks purchase agreement for geothermal power
The Department of Energy says that if the project succeeds, Unalaska would be the first community in the nation completely powered by geothermal energy.
Dutch Harbor remains nation’s top fishing port for volume
Dutch Harbor has been named the nation’s top fishing port in terms of volume for the 22nd consecutive year. But the port dropped from second to third place in terms of value.
Dutch Harbor remains nation’s top port for 21st consecutive year
According to an annual NOAA Fisheries report released Thursday, the Port of Dutch Harbor led the nation with 769 million pounds of seafood landed in 2017, worth $173 million.
Embattled Fishing Company sold to other seafood companies, but investigation continues for sunken trawler
After more than 30 years in the seafood industry, the Fishing Company of Alaska was bought out last month, ending its long and often difficult presence at the Port of Dutch Harbor.
Dutch Harbor remains nation’s top fishing port
Alaska led the country in volume and value of fish landings, bringing in three times the money and more than five times the amount of seafood as the next largest ports.
Shell returns to Unalaska
This week three ships associated with Shell’s Arctic efforts arrived in Unalaska on a mission to remove the last signs of that effort.
To plan port’s future, city looks to current users
Unalaska is preparing to spend tens of millions of dollars to upgrade the aging Port of Dutch Harbor. The hope is to serve bigger ships and more of them.