1 Introduction
The Port of Anchorage, AK, is located on the upper reach of Cook Inlet as
shown in Figure 1. The port began operations in 1961, and since then...
...has expanded to a five-berth terminal providing facilities for the
movement of containerized freight, iron and steel products, wood
products, bulk petroleum and cement. Anchorage is served regularly
by two major carriers, which bring four to five ships weekly from the
Pacific Northwest. Petroleum tankers supply jet fuel for airport
operations, barges on-load petroleum products for western Alaska
and ships from Japan and Korea call frequently transporting pipe,