PACIFIC MARITIME MAGAZINE
Trade with Alaska: Maritime Transportation Remains Critical to Alaska Economy
By Margaret Bauman
Air freight options notwithstanding, ship and barge freight remain the key to millions of dollars in trade of millions of pounds of merchandise between Alaska and the continental (“Lower 48”) United States.
Just about everything from fresh produce and other groceries to seafood and seafood supplies, construction materials, clothing, household goods and cargo from the government and freight forwarders finds its way to and from Alaska via the marine corridors, dominated by Lynden Inc., Matson, TOTE Maritime, Samson Tug and Barge, and Boyer Towing. …MORE
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