The state of Alaska has hired a new leader for the Alaska Marine Highway System. Craig Tornga has been hired as the ferry system’s new marine director. In that role, he’ll oversee hundreds of ferry workers and a fleet of nine ships.
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The manager of the ferry system is leaving after almost 20 years. Capt. John Falvey is retiring after serving through five administrations. And there is a new deputy commissioner.
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The statewide advisory board to the Alaska Marine Highway System voted Dec. 2 to spend more in 2024. But as CoastAlaska’s Angela Denning reports, labor shortages could hamstring the effort to improve service after years of cost-cutting.
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The board that oversees the Alaska Marine Highway System is moving from biweekly to once-a-month meetings as it continues working on short and long-range plans. The board is tasked with helping the state plan for the future of the ferry system.
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Sealaska has approximately 23,000 shareholders who are Lingit, Haida, and Tsimshian people living in Southeast Alaska and elsewhere. The for-profit corporation is based in Juneau.
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