When contracts go out of state, so do the jobs. Each ferry constructed outside Washington forfeits hundreds of local union ...

While the recent savings news was mostly seen as a win for taxpayers, some saw the out-of-state contract as a loss for the ...

(The Center Square) – The construction of three new hybrid-electric ferries to help the Washington State Department of Transportation reach its goal of a fully emission-free fleet will cost $1 ...

Washington state has a $1 billion budget for five new ferries, but there have been contract issues to build them. We may not see a new vessel until 2027.

Memorial Day weekend is the unofficial start of summer, and Washington state’s extensive ferry system is ready. Washington State Ferries see double the typical number of riders during the summer ...

(The Center Square) – Like with the Washington state highway system, Washington State Ferries also faces what it describes as “long-term unfunded needs,” the vast majority related to state ...

As of Friday morning, the Washington State Ferry System had canceled 141 total sailings in what the Joint Transportation Committee’s (JTC) ranking House Republican Andrew Barkis called a ...

Washington Gov. Jay Inslee has received two letters from local governments urging fixes to ongoing woes with the ferry system, often relied upon by commuters. Among the back-and-forth are mentions ...

BREMERTON, Wash. — The Washington State Patrol canceled an AMBER Alert after a 3-month-old who was taken by her mother Friday ...

Lawmakers and Gov. Jay Inslee signed off on a bill in 2019 that allowed the Washington State Department of Transportation to extend its existing contract with Vigor for the Olympic-class ferries ...

Unless leaders at Washington State Ferries can generate a tidal wave of new money and staffing ideas, the fleet could remain in dire straits through 2022 and beyond. The nation’s largest ferry ...

If you’re interested in getting involved in the state ferry system’s decision-making process for the upcoming busy season, there will be community meetings on both May 20 and 21.