Mon, Jul 06, 2020
While our current focus must be on public health, we look forward to the day when local and federal health authorities can declare it is safe and the cruise industry rebounds robustly in support of local jobs, area businesses...
Tue, Jun 30, 2020
COVID-19 has changed the world seemingly overnight and has impacted nearly every industry, but particularly the aviation industry. Even with the decline in passenger traffic this year, Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SE...
Thu, Jun 25, 2020
The Port of Seattle announced a partnership with five local non-profit organizations as part of its effort to save youth jobs for the summer and beyond. The Port's Opportunity Initiative aims to provide summer jobs for 220 y...
The number of passengers are going up at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) especially heading into the July 4th holiday weekend. For many travelers, this will be your first trip through the airport after several months. H...
Port of Seattle Commissioners this week approved new COVID-19 recovery measures by committing an additional $3 million to community benefit programs. The additional $3 million commitment will go to short-term, recove...
Wed, Jun 24, 2020
Recent events in our local community and across the U.S. are spotlighting a checkered history of systemic racism that continues to impact our communities and essential institutions. The Port will continue to use our policy platfor...
Tue, Jun 23, 2020
Port of Seattle Executive Director Steve Metruck announced today immediate changes to Port of Seattle Police Department protocols regarding hiring practices, commitment to diversity, and use of force. Executive Director Metruck al...
Barb Wilson joins the Port of Seattle as the Chief of Staff for its five-member elected body, the Port of Seattle Commission. Wilson brings 25 years of experience in the private, public, and nonprofit sectors in Seattle. "We ar...
Mon, Jun 22, 2020
A portmanteau of "June" and "nineteenth," Juneteenth celebrates emancipation an and the abolition of slavery. On June 19, 1865 — two months after the U.S. victory over the Confederacy, and two years since the Emancipation Proclama...
Fri, Jun 19, 2020
Delmas Whittaker, C.M., is the Maritime Division Senior Manager, Fishing and Commercial Vessels at the Port of Seattle. Delmas is a retired naval officer who served our country for 25 years in active duty. Now retired from the U.S...
