At its first meeting, the nine-person board heard about new opportunities presented by hundreds of millions in federal funds expected to flow into the ferry system. But there will be some difficult decisions ahead on how best to use the money.
The former Unalaska mayor remarked that the combination of federal funding and united support for the ferry system was an opportunity to finally modernize the fleet, which largely relies on ships built in the 1960s and 1970s that are decades past their service lives and frequently break down.
Board member Keith Hillard, a captain of the Matanuska ferry, was nominated by the three ferry unions. He complained of poor maintenance planning and a lack of coordination from shoreside management for The chief engineer and I had no idea what was planned, what work was planned what was scoped going into the yard,” he said.
Marine Highway general manager John Falvey told the board that the entire maritime industry is struggling with crew.We are working very hard to try to hire more vessel, vessel staff back, we’ve we’ve lost quite a few from COVID, things like that,” Falvey said. “We’ve got a pretty aggressive marketing campaign in place, we’re working very, very closely with the Department of Labor.”
“Staffing goals for the summer season will not be met at current recruitment rates. If staffing goals are not met by March 1, Columbia will not be available for operations on May 1,” the agency Reforming the organizational structure of the marine highway is also something the oversight board may tackle. Previous proposals have been or a ferry authority with more independence from the executive branch. It would also allow for long-range funding rather than going to the legislature each year.
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