Nome eyes a significant port expansion — but critics wonder if it will be enough
A new feasibility study proposes expanding the port to a depth of 40 feet — which still might not accommodate larger national security vessels.
June 6, 2019
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The city of Nome, located on Alaska’s Seward Peninsula not far from the Bering Strait, has long been seen as a leading contender for the site of the first U.S. deepwater port in the Arctic.
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