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Press Releases

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Port of Seattle Facilities to Remain Open During a Government Shutdown

Port of Seattle facilities, including Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) and the Port's cruise terminals, w...

FAA Finalizes Its Environmental Assessment for Port of Seattle’s Sustainable Airport Master Plan

The Port of Seattle today announced that the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has approved a Final Environment...

$500,000 in Port Funding Available for Community-led Environmental Improvements

This press release is available in eleven languages: Amharic, Dari, French, Korean, Russian, Simplified Chinese, So...

Hong Kong is Back! SEA Welcomes Cathay Pacific's Return of Service Between Seattle and Hong Kong

Cathay Pacific Airways is announcing today new nonstop service from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to H...

Blog Posts

PORT BLOG

Igniting Opportunities for Small and Minority-owned Businesses at SEA

Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) serves over 50 million passengers a year — that's about 135,000 people every day. Gaining exposure to such a large, diverse audience can be a game-changing o...

Building Green from the Ground Up: The Maritime Innovation Center's Journey to a Living Building

The Port of Seattle has embarked on an ambitious project to transform the historic Ship Supply Building at Fishermen's Terminal into the Maritime Innovation Center (MInC), a cutting-edge facility desi...

Creativity Takes Flight: Highline Students Bring Jett the SEA Otter to Life

Jett the SEA Otter is one of Seattle-Tacoma International Airport's most beloved team members. Soft and cuddly and dressed in a green scarf and aviator glasses, Jett's friendly wave and playful spirit...

How Is the Port Funded?

Originally published January 2021; Updated October 2025The Port of Seattle is an essential gateway to over 130 global destinations and a leader in moving people and cargo across the country and around...

Stories (People at the Port)

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Beneath the Surface | The Port of Seattle Police Dive Team

What's it like to dive 60 feet into the murky waters of Elliott Bay before most people have had their morning coffe...

Saving a Life | Making a Difference

When Hannah Thuo saw a coworker in distress, she didn't wait or walk by - she acted. Her quick thinking and instinc...

Meet Our Fall 2024 Class of Veteran Fellows

Ceferino Vazquez (Pronounced: sai·fai·ree·noh, vaes·kehz) retired Sept. 30, 2024, after 22 years of continuous...

2024 Employee Spotlight | Shaughnessey Winter

Meet Shaughnessey Winter, a dedicated millwright, metal fabricator, and welder in marine maintenance. Inspired by h...

General Information

State of the Port 2025

There's a new chapter coming for Seattle's waterfront — we're building the port for the future by making the maritime industry the sustainable driver of our economy for the next century. Our regi...

State of the Port 2024: Delivering Opportunity

2023 was an extraordinary year at the Port of Seattle.  Operationally, it was one of the best years in our history.  We set new records for passenger service and new standards for customer s...

SEA Airport Passenger Volume Milestones

Annual passenger volumes:   1949: Built to serve half a million passengers   1954: First year of more than one million passengers    1983: 10.1 million passengers&...

Happy 76th Birthday SEA!

Happy Birthday to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA)! You're looking better than ever and there's so much bling in your future!ResourcesSEA 75th Anniversary Scavenger Hunt MapHistory of SEA ph...

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