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Reported fleet size
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No published figure available
Container capacity
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Not a ranked container line
Gross tonnage on record
65,963
Summed over 11 ships reporting tonnage
In brief
What Alaska Marine Highway is
The Alaska Marine Highway (AMH) or the Alaska Marine Highway System (AMHS) is a ferry service operated by the U.S. state of Alaska. It has its headquarters in Ketchikan, Alaska. AMHS is part of Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities.
The Alaska Marine Highway System operates along the south-central coast of the state, the eastern Aleutian Islands and the Inside Passage of Alaska and British Columbia, Canada. Ferries serve communities in Southeast Alaska that have no road access, and the vessels can transport people, freight, and vehicles. AMHS's 3,500 miles (5,600 km) of routes go as far south as Bellingham, Washington, in the contiguous United States and as far west as Unalaska/Dutch Harbor, with a total of 32 terminals throughout Alaska, British Columbia, and Washington. It is part of the National Highway System and receives federal highway funding. It is also one of the only methods of transporting vehicles between the state and the contiguous United States not requiring international customs and immigration.
