HANDYMAX: THE CONSISTENT DESIGN VESSEL

The use of a Handymax as a design vessel continues throughout the 2021 and 2022 designs.

We have yet to see a design proposal for the Lutak Dock that would NOT accommodate Handymax ships.

Note: The Lutak Dock does not currently accommodate Handymax ships, due to the depth of the sea floor and other issues. Since the Borough took ownership of the Lutak Dock, nothing has been shipped in or out of Haines via Handymax ship.

Aidea Looks To Haines For New Ore Port

In 2021, AIDEA began looking to Haines for the location of a new ore port, anticipating the potential end to their lease with Skagway for use of their ore terminal.

A few months later, after the community had expressed opposition to an ore port in Haines, the borough submitted a $20M federal RAISE grant application mentioning "transshipment of ore."

— Haines Borough

FY 2021 RAISE grant application, pg. 1