A second company has expressed interest in operating Haines’ cruise ship dock but says it has not yet received a response from the borough. 

The status of the municipal facility has been hotly debated since April, when Global Ports Holding, a cruise terminal management company, expressed interest in leasing and operating the facility. 

Now, Huna Totem Corporation, Hoonah’s Native village corporation which operates multiple cruise ports around the state, has followed suit, expressing competing interest. 

Will Steinfeld is a documentary photographer and reporter in Southeast Alaska, formerly in New England.