Port of Seattle News Updates

Government, Business, Technology, Safety

Port of Seattle Wont Pay Ransomware Demand

WASHINGTON Hackers are demanding $6 million in bitcoin from the operator of the Seattle-Tacoma International Airport for documents they stole during a cyberattack last month.

September 19, 2024
Government, Business, Technology

Port of Seattle Investigates Cyberattack at Airport

SEATTLE An apparent cyberattack disrupted internet, phones and other systems at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport for a third day as Port of Seattle officials worked to restore service.

August 27, 2024
Business, Logistics

Port Management Claims Unrest Has Shut Down Port of Seattle

The Pacific Maritime Associations claims that significant labor unrest by the International Longshore and Warehouse Union has shut down the Port of Seattle.

June 11, 2023
Government, Business, Logistics

Mediterranean Shipping Co. Clashing With Machinists Union Over Seattle Terminal Duties

Mediterranean Shipping Co. filed a motion in late October with the National Labor Relations Board urging SSA Marine Inc. to assign tasks at the Port of Seattles Terminal 5 to the International Longshore and Warehouse Union.

October 31, 2022
Government, Business, Logistics, TCA

'All Hands On Deck at Seattle, Tacoma Ports

Seattle and Tacoma port authorities said Oct. 13 its all hands on deck as they work to address cargo ship congestion in Puget Sound.

October 15, 2021
Government, Business, Technology, TCA

Port of Seattle Partners With WeWork on Maritime Business Incubator

Port of Seattle is partnering with WeWork to attract younger workers to the maritime sector.

October 17, 2019
Business, Equipment, Logistics, TCA

Seattle Port Finds a Partner for Major Upgrade to Terminal

On Feb. 5, officials with the Northwest Seaport Alliance, the joint venture between the ports of Seattle and Tacoma, unveiled a tentative deal with Seattle-based Stevedoring Services of America Terminals, one of the worlds largest terminal operators, to manage a planned big ship loading facility on Terminal 5, just west of Harbor Island.

February 6, 2019
Business, Government, Logistics

Washington State Audit: Port of Seattle Illegally Gave Out $4.7 Million in Raises

The Port of Seattle illegally gave out nearly $5 million in raises to hundreds of employees about a year ago, a Washington state audit has concluded.

February 5, 2017
Business, Government, Logistics

Secret Pay Raise, Improper Gifts: Inside Port of Seattle CEO's Abrupt Departure

The CEO of the Port of Seattle secretly gave himself a $24,500 raise, improperly accepted travel gifts and sports tickets from port customers and apparently steered port business to his father's company before leaving, officials revealed Feb. 3. There also were reports of a potential sexual-harassment complaint on top of an ongoing DUI case against him.

February 5, 2017
Business, Government, Logistics

Seattle Taps Ex-Polar Executive to Head Port

Ted Fick, former CEO of trailer maker Polar Corp., has been selected as CEO at the Port of Seattle to replace Tai Yoshitani, who is retiring at the end of this month.

September 5, 2014