Spanning 1,300 miles over six days, the Alaska Marine Highway System is the longest ferry route in the United States. This ...

Two of the most important events of my life happened on Oct. 31. In 2006 my grandson was born (more about him later). In 1975 I boarded the Ferry Columbia ...

The cruise industry has spent decades convincing travelers that the only way to see the world’s coastlines properly is from ...

Hundreds of global leaders gathered for the inaugural One Ocean Week Seattle, a maritime conference that wraps up Sunday.

The M/V Columbia hit some heavy swells on its way to Bellingham, Washington on Friday (10-24-25), but no one was injured and the state-run ferry did not sustain any damage on its journey.

With the disaster zone only accessible by air or sea, volunteers with Mercy Volunteer Air Corps Northwest and Operation ...

The new ferry terminal would be located beyond where the road ends in Juneau on land owned by Goldbelt Incorporated, a local Alaska Native Corporation. The project is slated to cost tens of millions ...

Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson celebrated the state’s award of a $715 million contract for three hybrid electric ferries in July as a milestone in his drive to improve the nation’s largest ferry system.

Gas prices in Bellingham, Whatcom County and Washington increased in comparison to The Herald’s September survey, and we found the cheapest local gas station for you. The average price of a gallon of ...

Tom Douglas of the Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory drills into subsurface permafrost under Alaska to study microbe warming. Shared by Tristan Caro Deep below the surface of some of ...

SEATTLE — Washington State Ferries (WSF) announced they were able to fill several open crewing positions and no longer anticipate service disruptions across all routes Friday evening. On Friday ...

The Olympia area has one of the deadliest 10-mile stretches of highway in Washington, according to a new report. The section of Interstate 5 between Trosper Road Southwest and Meridian Road Northeast ...