Alaska cruising crisis shows need for flexibility in U.S. maritime law

Like Hawaii, Alaska relies heavily on tourism. Before the coronavirus pandemic and government lockdowns manifested in early 2020, the tourism industry had employed one in 10 Alaskans and annually served almost 1.2 million visitors, generating about $2.2 billion.[efn_note]“RDC request for a temporary wavier to the Passenger Vessel Services Act,” Resource Development Council for Alaska, March […]