With the recent court ruling that cruise ship head tax fees must be tied more closely to the ships themselves (definition of ruling still unclear), more and more attention is being paid to the idea of electrifying more of the downtown berths. The majority of ships that arrive in Juneau with their million plus passengers are plug-in ready. This summer’s boat load is to be 250,000 passengers more than 2018, bringing a total of 1.3 million to our town.

Contact the assembly today with your thoughts HERE and let them know that you support dock electrification. And, share the same thoughts with the downtown area
planning process, Blueprint Downtown.

Cruise ships generate high levels of air pollution that could endanger the health of passengers, staff and port communities, according to an undercover report released Thursday.

Source: The air quality on cruise ships is so bad, it could harm your health, report says – CNN