Washington State Ferries

The next Washington state ferry will bear the name Wishkah when it sails in 2024. The Washington State Transportation Commission voted 7-0 Tuesday to select the name after receiving citizen suggestions for months.

Washington’s newest state ferry will get its name Tuesday afternoon, after a months-long public process. It’s the system’s first hybrid-electric boat and will carry 144 cars when it enters service in 2024. The state transportation commission will choose the winning moniker from six finalists' proposals.

Washington State Ferries is slashing its scheduled service starting this weekend because of chronic staff shortages that have impacted the boat service. Some workers who haven’t been vaccinated warned it will only get worse.

Washington State Ferries warned travelers Friday that seven of its 10 routes were operating with fewer boats as chronic crew shortages suddenly worsened and left the transportation system in disarray.

Canceled sailings at Washington State Ferries could worsen for Labor Day weekend as crew shortages and COVID-19 quarantines continue to impact the schedules.

Puget Sound ferry travelers can expect summer delays because last month’s fire aboard the ferry Wenatchee has forced the state to use smaller vessels than…

Washington’s ferry system runs on diesel fuel that causes more air pollution than anything else the state transportation department operates. That’s…

Officials are investigating after a Washington State Ferries vessel struck a whale Tuesday night in Seattle's Elliott Bay.The M/V Wenatchee was leaving…

Washington state plans to phase out half of its ferry fleet by 2040, according to a long-range plan submitted to the Legislature last week.Washington…

Gov. Jay Inslee wants Washington’s maritime industry to be the most sustainable in the world. And Seattle’s strong ties with Norway are proving useful. A…