Council Unanimously in Favor of Port Tariffs and Regulations, Despite Debate Over Rate Effects on Users
![With new members Adam Martinson and Doug Johnson sworn into office, the 2017 City Council poses together.](https://knom.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/City-Council-2017-1200x851.jpg)
Councilman Gerald Brown said that he understood why Sitnasuak would be in favor of this ordinance, and if passed without changes, it (the ordinance) could be seen as limiting other business in Nome’s waters. Ukallaysaaq Tom Okleasik said he wouldn’t characterize the situation like that and reiterated his view that this tariff ordinance would encourage investments in the local economy and boost onshore infrastructure.
Crowley Commissions First Barge of Its Size and Class To Be Built for Alaskan Waters by End of 2019
![New ATB to be constructed for Alaskan waters. Crowley expects it to begin deliveries in late 2019. Photo: Used with permission from Crowley Fuels (2018)](https://knom.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/Crowley-Barge-1200x776.jpg)
Rocky Smith, the senior vice president with Crowley Fuels, says this 483-foot-long, articulated tug-barge (ATB), is the first of its kind in the company’s Alaska fleet. The barge will share its name with ASRC’s former chairman and current member of the corporation’s board of directors, Oliver Leavitt.