The Port of Portland has secured the future of Oregon’s only active international container terminal, Terminal 6, by approving a long-term operating agreement with Harbor Industrial, ensuring continued container shipping and economic stability for the region.
The U.S. Coast Guard has awarded a $137 million contract to modernize Base Seattle, paving the way for new Polar Security Cutters and marking the largest environmental cleanup in Coast Guard history.
This Labor Day weekend, Olympia’s waterfront comes alive with the 51st annual Harbor Days Festival, featuring the Pacific Northwest’s last remaining tugboat races, vintage vessel tours, and family-friendly maritime celebrations on Budd Inlet.
The U.S. Coast Guard arrested the captain of the Liberian-flagged containership MSC Jubilee IX in Seattle after he was found severely intoxicated while in command. Quick action by a Puget Sound Pilot and the first mate ensured the vessel’s safe arrival.
A groundbreaking partnership between the BoatUS Foundation and NOAA is bringing new funding to remove abandoned and derelict vessels from Oregon’s waterways, aiming to clear dozens of high-risk boats and restore local rivers and coasts.
Eastern Shipbuilding Group has received the go-ahead to build two 160-vehicle hybrid-electric ferries for Washington State Ferries—the first competitively bid ferry construction in over 25 years—marking a major leap in American shipbuilding and green transportation.
The Maritime Commerce Club is excited to announce the upcoming Harbor Splash 2025!
Coast Guard crews from two districts rescued three mariners from the disabled fishing vessel Defiant, 95 miles off Newport, Oregon, delivering supplies and towing the vessel safely back to port.
The Trump administration has canceled all federal offshore wind energy areas—including those off Oregon’s coast—pausing local floating wind projects. Oregon continues to develop its own roadmap for future renewable energy opportunities.
The Wenatchee, now the largest electrified passenger ferry in the U.S., is back in full-time service on the Seattle/Bainbridge route, marking a major step in Washington State Ferries’ clean fleet transition.
