Consumer prices expected to rise as barge rates increase
Alaska Marine Lines containers wait for loading on Yakutat’s dock in 2013. AML is part of...
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Tag: Samson Tug and Barge
Forklift operator rescued after 140,000 pound machine sinks in ocean
Crews removed a 140,000 pound forklift that sank to 70 feet after rolling off the dock at Samson Tug and Barge last Thursday (1-17-19).
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Crews in place to raise the ‘Powhatan’ on Thursday
A sunken Sitka tugboat will be raised to the surface on Thursday, June 8th, by a salvage barge. The Powhatan, a decommissioned tugboat, sank at its dock on April 19 in Starrigavan Bay.
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With tug still underwater, Samson develops salvage plan
A Sitka tugboat that sank dock four weeks ago remains underwater at Starrigavan Bay. Samson Tug & Barge has developed a plan for salvage and pollution mitigation.
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Sitka barge line plans Southeast expansion
A Sitka-based barge line hopes to return to serving Southeast by the end of the year. It depends on a shipping-industry shuffle, where a much larger company is trying to absorb its chief competitor.
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