Alaska

Kollin Fencil to lead Crowley Fuels

Crowley has appointed Kollin Fencil as senior vice president and general manager to lead its Crowley Fuels business unit, which serves energy logistics needs throughout Alaska with a network land transportation and marine services and facilities.

Fencil will join Crowley after serving as senior vice president, operations, of global energy company Santos Ltd. in Alaska, where he led all operations functions, including driving the implementation of its strategic plan for the business unit. He...

https://www.marinelog.com/news/kollin-fencil-to-lead-crowley-fuels/

BRIX Marine delivers cutting-edge whale watching boat

Side vew of whale watching boat

Hard on the heels of handing over the research vessel Kaiao to the Pacific Whale Foundation in Hawaii, Port Angeles, Wash., based BRIX Marine recently delivered the whale watching boat Eagle to Allen Marine Whale Watching Tours in Alaska. While the 30-foot Kaiao is part of the BRIX Marine LabCat portfolio., the 48 foot long by 18 foot beam, 4818-HTC Eagle is the latest addition to the company’s PaxCat portfolio.

Photo: BRIX Marine

Designed in collaboration with Allen Marine Whale Watching Tours,...

https://www.marinelog.com/passenger/brix-marine-delivers-cutting-edge-whale-watching-boat/

VESSEL REVIEW | American Eagle – American Cruise Lines welcomes coastal catamaran to fleet

American Cruise Lines (ACL) has taken delivery of its newest catamaran cruise ship, the 241- by 56-foot (73.4- by 17-metre) American Eagle. Built by Chesapeake Shipbuilding of Maryland as the lead ship of ACL’s new Coastal Cat-class, the vessel was designed to offer the qualities of expedition...

https://www.bairdmaritime.com/work-boat-world/passenger-vessel-world/cruise/vessel-review-american-eagle-american-cruise-lines-welcomes-coastal-catamaran-to-fleet/

I rode with an ice road trucker to the Arctic Circle. Here’s what it was like

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On July 30, I flew from my home in New York City to Anchorage, Alaska, to hitchhike to the Arctic...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/i-rode-with-an-ice-road-trucker-to-the-arctic-circle-heres-what-it-was-like

Russian, Chinese Warships Operated Near Alaska, Say Senators

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A joint Russian and Chinese flotilla sailed near Alaska and the Aleutian Islands earlier this week, two Alaska lawmakers said on Sunday.

Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) and Sen. Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) said in a joint statement on Saturday they were given a detailed briefing on the joint flotilla and said it comprised of eleven ships.

The pair confirmed that four U.S. Navy destroyers along with a P-8 Poseidon Maritime Patrol Aircraft had been despatched to the location of the flotilla,...

https://news.usni.org/2023/08/06/russian-chinese-warships-operated-near-alaska-say-senators

VESSEL REVIEW | Hubbard – New ferry for Alaska Marine Highway

The Alaska Marine Highway System (AMHS) has begun operating the latest addition to its fleet of lifeline Ro-Pax ferries that serve the state’s remote coastal communitie ..

The post VESSEL REVIEW | Hubbard – New ferry for Alaska Marine Highway appeared first on Baird Maritime.

https://www.bairdmaritime.com/work-boat-world/passenger-vessel-world/ro-pax/vessel-review-hubbard-new-ferry-for-alaska-marine-highway/

Check Call: Don’t catch a violation

Welcome to Check Call, our corner of the internet for all things 3PL, freight broker and supply chain. Check Call the podcast comes out every Tuesday at 12:30 p.m. EDT. Catch up on previous episodes here. If this was forwarded to you, sign up for Check Call the newsletter here.

In this edition: International Roadcheck is around the corner — prepare now; quiet quitting won’t die; and Alaska is the new frontier.

(Image: makeameme.com)

Everyone’s least favorite time of the year is here:...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/check-call-dont-catch-a-violation

Alaskan trucking fleets promise $150K driver salaries amid drilling boom

As more drilling and mining projects are approved in Alaska, local trucking fleets are planning to hire drivers around the United States to haul equipment, chemicals and other loads — particularly on its fearsome Dalton Highway, a remote, 414-mile road that connects Fairbanks to oil fields near the Arctic Ocean.

The developments, particularly ConocoPhillips Alaska’s Willow project, have been controversial as they may mar some of Earth’s most remote land. However, for the residents of the United...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/alaskan-trucking-fleets-promise-150k-driver-salaries-amid-drilling-boom

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