Posted by Jacob Resneck, CoastAlaska | Feb 23, 2021
The fast ferry Fairweather sails Chatham Strait, between Admiralty and Chichagof islands in 2010. (Photo by Ed Schoenfeld/CoastAlaska)
The Alaska Marine Highway System is working to finalize the sale of its fast ferries to an overseas bidder.
At the time bids were opened on January 13, a state procurement officer noted that a lower price could still be negotiated.
“We do have a responsive bidder and we are continuing as we speak today to work through the process to close the sale, ” John Falvey, the state-run ferry system’s general manager, told the Senate Transportation Committee on Tuesday.
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Framework for Conditional Sailing Order currently a stumbling block for big ship lines in their restart efforts as the CDC has yet to provide all details needed.
But while Alaskan Dream Cruises will operate a full schedule of 2021 Alaska voyages this year,
Zakary Kirkpatrick, the line s corporate director of marketing and PR, also expressed the line’s strong support for a PVSA exemption for larger ships as well as efforts to sway Canada to allow big-ship technical stops.
The goal, he told reporters and travel advisors during a Friday briefing, is to avoid a devastating impact on Alaska s businesses, jobs and economy.