For the first time in more than 50 years, Washington State Ferries will contract with an out-of-state shipyard to build new vessels. Democratic Gov. Bob Ferguson made the final call to accept the low ...

Kitsap Transit will receive $2.9 million from the state to continue the extended weekday Bremerton-Seattle fast ferry service ...

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

The WSF vessel Wenatchee, after a 22-month conversion to hybrid propulsion, will resume service on the Bainbridge-Seattle route.

When riders go aboard the Wenatchee ferry next week for the first time in nearly two years, they likely won’t notice much of a difference. The vessel’s interior is largely unchanged, and the feature ...

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 ...

Taxpayers across Washington state have had a rough go as of late. New gas taxes, increased capital gains income taxes, and ...

SEATTLE — The Wenatchee is making history in the Puget Sound. The Washington state ferry is running on hybrid-electric power. The vessel used to be powered by four diesel engines, but over the past ...

Washington state ferries seeing more riders recently, almost coming back to pre-COVID-19 pandemic levels and expecting a busy Labor Day weekend.

Washington State Ferries operates 10 routes, including to British Columbia, with 22 vessels, some of which date back to the 1950s. It has an operating budget of $242 million, with fares covering ...

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. "I wish I’d be home sooner," Valle said ...