Tue, May 11, 2021
Port of Seattle Commissioners today voted to invest up to $2 million to continue the Port's Opportunity Youth Initiative for a second year. The funding expands the highly successful program from its initial beginnings as a COVID-1...
Thu, Apr 27, 2017
SEATTLE – The Port of Seattle kicks off its biggest cruise season yet with over one million revenue passengers on 218 vessels, making Seattle the biggest cruise port on the West Coast. The cruise industry in Seattle is responsible...
Thu, Mar 15, 2018
The Port of Seattle is launching a new pilot program to help people who are blind and low vision access a new assistive technology to safely and independently use Seattle-Tacoma International Airport. Partnering with Aira (pronoun...
Thu, Sep 10, 2020
The Port of Seattle Commission launched an agency-wide task force on Policing and Civil Rights to lead a comprehensive assessment of the Port of Seattle Police Department. The year-long effort aims to ensure the Port of Seattle Po...
Tue, Nov 17, 2020
The Port of Seattle Commission voted today to make Juneteenth a Port-paid holiday for non-represented employees. The adopted proclamation to celebrate and commemorate Juneteenth as a holiday will go into effect on the next Ju...
Tue, Jul 21, 2015
Linda Styrk, the Managing Director of the Port of Seattle's Maritime Division, announced today that she has accepted a new position as Executive Director for the Puget Sound Pilots, who work with ship captains to safely direct v...
Thu, Apr 22, 2021
The Port of Seattle marks the 51st Earth Day this month with a focus on industry, policy, and community actions to reduce pollution, phase out emissions, and create an equitable green economy. "Climate change is an urgent ...
Tue, Oct 25, 2022
Three years ago, the Duwamish Valley community came together to advocate for a long-term, equity-oriented partnership with the Port of Seattle to address environmental justice issues linked to Port-related operations. Today, the c...
Tue, Nov 22, 2016
SEATTLE – Port of Seattle Commissioners responded to community concerns today with significant action on a safety program that replaces over-height trees in the Sea-Tac Airport flight corridor with native, lower-growing trees and ...
Tue, Jun 20, 2017
SEATTLE – The Port of Seattle today launched a new $1 million program to fund environmental projects in communities around Sea-Tac Airport. The Airport Community Ecology (ACE) Fund offers grants to organizations to improve the nat...