With support from mayor, the Port of Alaska is moving forward with an expanded design that could add hundreds of millions of dollars to its already substantial price tag.
The Tote Midnight Sun and Matson Kodiak container ships are docked at the Port of Alaska on Tuesday, May 24, 2022.
Critics — including representatives for some of the port’s primary commercial users — say the decision was made hastily, with insufficient consultation or consideration of those who will have to foot the bill. Supporters — including the port’s director, the administration, and one of the big freight shippers — say the plans amount to a modest upgrade that will ensure maximum operability at the facility for decades to come.
“There seems to be some confusion surrounding the administration’s desire on how the cargo terminals are to look and be built,” wrote Deputy Municipal Manager Kolby Hickel in a November email to port leadership. “The administration would like both terminals to be identical. Terminals one and two will have a uniform face with crane rails running along both...The uniform dock will support the people of Alaska for the 75 year projected lifespan of the docks.
One of the main reasons TOTE opposes the expanded port concept is that their business doesn’t require it for the operations their vessels employ for off-loading freight with trucks and trailers, known in industry parlance as “roll on/roll off,” or “roro.
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