Two Anchorage Assembly members are resurrecting an effort to crack down on city towing companies -- an industry that Assemblyman Dick Traini characterizes as "open hunting." Traini and Assemblyman ...

The Aleutian Chain already gets a serious amount of vessel traffic, and the shipping route is set to get a lot busier as the Arctic warms up and as Canada prepares to increase oil exports to Asia.

Coast Guard Enforcing New Towing Regs in Alaska The new regulations bolster the existing requirements for fire-fighting and life-saving equipment, establish standards for construction and arrangement ...

LONDON, Jan 7 (Reuters) - A tow line has been attached tothe Shell oil drilling rig grounded off an Alaska island since aNew Years Eve storm, meaning that officials will be able tobegin a process to ...

The towing was precautionary, said Joel Kennedy, maritime operations project manager for the Prince William Sound Regional Citizens' Advisory Council. The tanker remained on course during its 30 ...

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (Reuters) - A recovery team has refloated a Shell that grounded last week near an Alaska island and stood ready to start towing it on Monday, weather permitting. A tow line was ...