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Alaska Marine Lines (AML), one of the Lynden family of companies, reports that its 50-year-old tugboat Polar King is back on ...

After 17 months of intensive shipyard work, the 120'x34' Polar King tug is back in service following a comprehensive overhaul ...

Royal Caribbean Group (NYSE: RCL), a global vacation leader that is redefining the future of vacations, has chosen 15 final candidates for its inaugural 'Port Partners' business accelerator program in ...

Nome, population 3,700, is accessible only by plane outside a few months when boats can pass through. But it will be the home of the nation’s only deepwater Arctic port. Remaking America Nome, ...

The state of Alaska has settled lawsuits against Juul and Altria, two nicotine vapor manufacturers, for a combined $7.8 million, the state Department of Law said on Friday. The suits were part of a ...

A person using a Juul vape. The state of Alaska has settled lawsuits against Juul and Altria, two nicotine vapor manufacturers, for a combined $7.8 million, the state Department of Law said on Friday.

PORT ARTHUR, Texas — With hurricane season nearing its end, local officials are already preparing for future storms as they move forward with a major project to strengthen the Port Arthur seawall ...

PORT ARTHUR, Texas — Major improvements to Port Arthur’s storm protection system are on the way, with construction expected to begin within the next nine months as part of a multi-billion-dollar levee ...

Representatives from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and Jefferson County Drainage District 7 presented an update Tuesday on the massive flood protection improvements underway in Port Arthur — a ...

The remote village of Kipnuk planned to use the money to protect against flooding. On Sunday, it was inundated. By Maxine Joselow and Lisa Friedman Five months before catastrophic floods swept through ...