Where do the barges stop on the way to Anc.?

[Grannysroost]

Originally Posted by Need2Leave

Thanks, I checked them out... they have the NE covered, but once they head north they just go straight to Anchorage. And good point on the cost for holding a container Keribear... gonna have to look into Pods, or Ryder, or someone else who rents as storage/shipping, might still be worth pricing it... sure would save some hastles.

Thank you, done now - leave what you can.....

[starlite9]

Originally Posted by Need2Leave

It just occured to me tonight all the sticks for a cabin +car +boat +tools +wall tent + essentials could be brought from WA, put in a container and be hauled from a port to a job site. Anyone know where they stop along the way? Has anyone here ever shiped one? Much thanks for your help.

There is a number of direct barge/shipping services that comes to Anchorage directly from Seattle a couple times a week. There is also some smaller lines that come up the inside passage to all the smaller towns to pick and deliver freight.

A few go to Seward and are transported to the Rail system then go to Anchorage, or Whitter and run the rail from there too.

There is some shipping companies that do only "In State" shipping. You can also contact some of the fishing fleet that spend the summers/winters in Ballard, WA and can haul freight when they are on the way back to Dutch Harbor, Kodiak or other points and/or can drop off stuff elsewhere on their way.

[karibear]

Originally Posted by starlite9

There is a number of direct barge/shipping services that comes to Anchorage directly from Seattle a couple times a week. There is also some smaller lines that come up the inside passage to all the smaller towns to pick and deliver freight.

A few go to Seward and are transported to the Rail system then go to Anchorage, or Whitter and run the rail from there too.

There is some shipping companies that do only "In State" shipping. You can also contact some of the fishing fleet that spend the summers/winters in Ballard, WA and can haul freight when they are on the way back to Dutch Harbor, Kodiak or other points and/or can drop off stuff elsewhere on their way.

Quite a few boats are going to the shipyard in Bellingham now, too. The only problem with fishing boats carrying stuff is that there's no way to insure it - if something happens, whoever owns the stuff is just as SOL as whoever is on the boat. Maybe more so, because a wrong wave can clean off the deck and still leave the boat in good shape.