Louisiana shipbuilding Thoma-Sea Marine Constructors LLC submitted the solo bid of about $350 million to build a replacement for the 62-year-old MV Tustumena, according to the Alaska Beacon.

Nicknamed the “Trusty Tusty,” the ferry homeported in Homer is one of two oceangoing ferries in the Alaska Marine Highway system.

The bid brings the state closer to replacing the Tustumena. For more, see the complete article in the the Alaska Beacon.