Marine Services and Freight Transportation

The Port & Harbors Department operates and maintains five boat harbors: Bar Harbor, Thomas Basin, Casey Moran, Knudson Cove, and Hole-In-The-Wall; the Port of Ketchikan; and three launch ramps. 

Boyer Towing operates 34 tugs and barges on the Pacific/British Columbia/Alaska coasts. The towing company does contract to tow and barging year-round with seasonal work to Northwest Alaska with docks/moorings at locations in Washington and Alaska.  

Alaska Marine Lines is a marine transportation company providing barge service to and from Alaska and Hawaii. We offer twice-weekly service to Southeast Alaska as well as service to Central, Western and Arctic Alaska, and Hawaii and charter services. 

Ward Cove Dock Group, LLC is the developer of the mill at Ward Cove a soon to be built two-berth cruise ship dock and corresponding Welcome Center & Passenger Transit Facility in Ward Cove near Ketchikan. 

We are a long established retailer of marine goods. Commercial and Sport fishing gear and a majority of the boat related items to keep you on the water. 

A list of Ketchikan marine businesses and services to increase awareness of our regional marine capabilities. Ketchikan provides deep-water, ice-free harbors and services located 690 miles north of Seattle, and 932 miles south of Anchorage.  

Integrity is a pillar upon which the Crowley name stands, and it is important that we always do the right thing, even when no one is looking. We treat others the way we want to be treated – with honesty, fairness, dignity, and respect.