Summit kicks off ferry management study

An effort to restructure the Alaska Marine Highway System begins this month with a summit in Anchorage.
The fast ferry Fairweather docks at Juneau’s Auke Bay Ferry Terminal in 2013. It’s one of several ships with an uncertain future as the marine highway system’s budget shrinks. (Photo by Ed Schoenfeld, CoastAlaska News – Juneau)The Aug. 20 event will be the first for a 12-member steering committee established to oversee the effort.
Robert Venables will coordina