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Ex. AGY-ST-TRANSPORT-PORTS-TRANSIT-031 Context (guidance or announcement) Confirmed from a secondary source

AMHS 'Service Notices' index page listing: Apr. 8, 2020 press release cancelling service to Prince Rupert, B.C. until further notice ('COVID-19 related travel restrictions have delayed work to bring the AMHS Prince Rupert Terminal into compliance with federal regulations'); June 24, 2020 press release clarifying COVID-19 travel protocols (testing not required for shorter-duration intrastate voyages); Sept. 1, 2020 release: Winter 2020-2021 schedule 'provides reduced service due to low revenues'; Oct. 5, 2020 schedule update

Service Notices | Alaska Marine Highway System (index of April-October 2020 notices)

Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities, Alaska Marine Highway System (AMHS) · Alaska (Southeast, Southcentral and Southwest Alaska; Bellingham, Wash.; Prince Rupert, B.C.) (State)

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Jurisdiction
Alaska (Southeast, Southcentral and Southwest Alaska; Bellingham, Wash.; Prince Rupert, B.C.) · Alaska
Level
State
Authority
AMHS schedule and service authority; 'COVID-19 related travel restrictions' delaying Prince Rupert terminal work (recited)
Issued
2020-04-08 Apr. 8, 2020
Effective
2020-04-08 (Prince Rupert cancelled until further notice); 2020-06-24 (protocol clarification); Winter 2020-21 reduced schedule (from Oct. 2020) (read as 2020-04-08)
End
Prince Rupert service not restored during the claim period (Canadian border and terminal compliance); winter 2020-21 reduced schedule ran to spring 2021 (Ex. 084) (read as 2021-03-31)
In force
Apr. 8, 2020 to Mar. 31, 2021
Quarters
2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1
Limitation types
Travel and quarantine
Addressees
  • AMHS passengers and freight customers
  • Prince Rupert route users
Functions reached
  • TV travel (international route cancelled; reduced winter service)
  • SC supply chain (Southeast Alaska freight by ferry)
  • CB customer access
Character
context
Collection
State transport, ports and transit authorities AGY-ST-TRANSPORT-PORTS-TRANSIT

Operative words

APR 08 Press Release: AMHS Cancels Service to Prince Rupert Until Further Notice. The Alaska Marine Highway System (AMHS) has cancelled service to Prince Rupert, British Columbia until further notice. COVID-19 related travel restrictions have delayed work to bring the AMHS Prince Rupert Terminal into compliance with federal regulations.... JUN 24 Press Release: AMHS COVID-19 Travel Protocols Clarified - Testing NOT REQUIRED for shorter-duration intrastate voyages... SEP 01 Press Release: AMHS Winter 2020-2021 Schedule is Open for Booking.... The schedule provides reduced service due to low revenues.

Enforcement

Operator schedule decisions; the AMHS travel protocols (testing, masks, capacity) are in Ex. 083

Notes

Index page summarizing four AMHS releases; the releases themselves were not read. Graded verified_secondary; service announcements graded context.

Retrieval note

Rendered copy of the AMHS Service Notices page (no Wayback banner in the text layer; entries dated Apr. 8, June 24, Sept. 1 and Oct. 5, 2020, so the capture postdates Oct. 5, 2020). Date_issued is the filename date (the June 24 entry). Existence, dates and gist of the underlying releases confirmed from the authority's own index; primary texts not read. File renamed to a shorter name Sept. 27, 2026 (bytes and sha256 unchanged).

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