maritime industry

The United Nations over the last decade has logged an increasing number of crew members abandoned by shipowners around the world. That’s left sailors aboard months and sometimes years without pay.

Washington State Ferries is low on vessels and crew. Nowhere is harder hit than the San Juan Islands where one in 20 trips were canceled this summer.

Whether or not to add housing to Mayor Bruce Harrell's industrial zoning proposal has split the city's maritime and trade unions — posing a sticky political question for Seattle City Council.

A $7.3 million U.S. Department of Commerce grant will accelerate work on a marine trades industrial park, which could potentially bring a few hundred jobs to the city of Port Angeles

Millions of people rode ferries last year in Washington state, but there are serious concerns about staffing ferries as the workforce ages and people…

A new state initiative called Maritime Blue is pushing for more sustainability in the sector. A 20-member advisory council appointed by Governor Jay…

The Environmental Protection Agency has settled a lawsuit with Canadian-owned Pebble Limited Partnership over development of a copper and gold deposit in…

The fleet of boats that fish the waters off the coast of Alaska is getting old, but that could be a good thing for the economy here in Washington state,…