Monday AM (SitNews) Ketchikan, Alaska - The Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities (DOT&PF) finalized the sale of the AMHS vessels Fairweather and Chenega on March 10, 2021, to Servicios y Concesiones Maritimas Ibicencas S.A. of Ibiza, Spain. The sale price for Chenega was $3,111,111, and the Fairweather sold for $2,063,333, for a total of $5,174,444. This sale is a significant milestone in our long-term vision to reshape the Alaska Marine Highway System, said DOT&PF Commissioner John MacKinnon. Selling the fast ferries is a move to right-size the fleet and lets AMHS redirect funds used for their storage to operations. This moves us toward our goal of a more sustainable and affordable level of service for Alaskans.
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March 12, 2021
(KETCHIKAN, Alaska) – On March 10, 2021, the Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities (DOT&PF) finalized the sale of the AMHS vessels Fairweather and Chenega to Servicios y Concesiones Maritimas Ibicencas S.A. of Ibiza, Spain. The sale price for Chenega was $3,111,111, and the Fairweather sold for $2,063,333, for a total of $5,174,444. AMHS will transfer the proceeds into its Vessel Construction Fund, an account used for future AMHS vessel maintenance and construction. The buyer has taken possession and plans to transport the vessels to Spain in the coming weeks.
“This sale is a significant milestone in our long-term vision to reshape the Alaska Marine Highway System,” said DOT&PF Commissioner John MacKinnon. “Selling the fast ferries is a move to right-size the fleet and lets AMHS redirect funds used for their storage to operations. This moves us toward our goal of a more sustainable and affordable level of service for Alaskans.”
Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - On Wednesday the Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities finalized the sale of the AMHS vessels Fairweather and Chenega to bidder Servicios y Concesiones Maritimas Ibicencas S.A. of Ibiza, Spain.
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