Serving Our Community

At Alaska Marine Lines, we believe in giving back to the communities where we do business. We have proudly served our home state and its residents by providing assistance in emergencies and meeting unique requests such as delivering a ceremonial totem pole to a Tlingit village or building supplies to construct an evacuation bridge in an Arctic borough.   

One of our company’s proudest moments was keeping the supply chain intact during the pandemic shutdowns. Our continuous barge sailings from Seattle to Southeast Alaska provided a dependable lifeline to residents and kept businesses up and running. We still make good on that promise each week – bringing essential supplies to our communities. Some say they can set their clocks by our barge arrivals.

Alaska Marine Lines uses its equipment for good by delivering tribal canoes to remote villages, school buses to Alaska communities, potable drinking water in emergencies, and much more. In 2019, AML donated the delivery of the Together Tree from Revillagigedo Island in Ketchikan to Juneau to display at the Governor’s holiday open house. We sponsor youth sports teams across the state, like the Bristol Bay Angels, along with tournaments, and Special Olympics events. We even have a sports field named after us in Sitka in recognition for our part in its construction. Alaska Marine Lines was named the Philanthropic Business of the Year by the Juneau Community Foundation, and it received an Outstanding Contributor Award from the Alaskans for Litter Prevention and Recycling (ALPAR) for transporting recyclables from Alaska to Seattle.

For everyone at Alaska Marine Lines, from forklift operators to reefer mechanics, the people and places of Alaska matter. We conduct our regular business each day, but we also consider the ways we can use our tugs, barges, and landing craft to improve the lives of our fellow Alaskans. Wherever and whenever we sail, we proudly represent the people of our home state.

Alaska Marine Lines helped donate pallets of bottled water to the community of Kake.
Alaska Marine Lines and Arrowhead Transfer teamed up to donate pallets of bottled water and shipped it to Kake to be distributed to the 10 percent of homes still in need of potable water.
Alaska Marine Lines barged a wind turbine to a Sitka school
Alaska Marine Lines helped transport a wind turbine to Sitka’s Mt. Edgecumbe School as part of a U.S. Department of Energy program to raise awareness of wind energy in rural communities.
Alaska Marine Lines shipped school buses to Alaska.
The first batch of 10 school buses from Apple Bus Company were driven to Seattle and loaded at the Alaska Marine Lines Seattle terminal for the voyage to Whittier.
Tree transported to Juneau for display in the Alaska Governor's holiday open house.
The 2019 Together Tree, an 18-foot Sitka Spruce harvested from Revillagigedo Island in Ketchikan, was transported to Juneau by Alaska Marine Lines and displayed during the Alaska Governor's holiday open house.
Donated the transportation of the late Alaska Senator Ted Stevens statue.
Lynden companies donated the transportation of the late Alaska Senator Ted Stevens statue to Anchorage where it is now gracing the airport.
The Git-Hoan Dancers’
Alaska Marine Lines donated the transportation of The Git-Hoan Dancers’ van, masks, drums, props and regalia from Seattle to Juneau.
Alaska Marine Lines sponsored the Sockeye Classic in Naknek, AK.
Alaska Marine Lines was the primary sponsor for the Alaska Marine Lines Sockeye Classic in Naknek, AK tournament, which rotates between Naknek and Dillingham each year.
Barge shipping provided for a ceremonial totem pole from WA to Hoonah, AK
Alaska Marine Lines and LTI, Inc. donated the transportation of a ceremonial totem pole from Bellingham, WA to Hoonah, AK for a June 4 dedication in the Tlingit village.
Donated transportation for the nonprofit youth wrestling club, the Soldotna Whalers.
Alaska Marine Lines and Lynden Transport donated the transportation of a container of wrestling mats to Soldotna, AK for use by the nonprofit youth wrestling club the Soldotna Whalers.