Walking through the Port of Alaska's modernization strategies

The Port of Alaska left the destructive 1964 earthquake reasonably unscathed, which left it poised to take up much of the state's cargo traffic as other communities rebuilt.

Sixty years later, almost 90 percent of all items getting in the state relocation through the port. Now it's undergoing a massive modernization project to keep it safeguarded from natural catastrophes, erosion, and heavy use. To totally grasp the scope of this task, Lori Townsend toured the port with director Steve Ribuffo.

Lori Townsend, Alaska Public Media

Lori Townsend is the news director and senior host for Alaska Public Media. You can send her program concepts for Talk of Alaska and Alaska Insight at ltownsend@alaskapublic.org or call 907-350-2058.