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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

However, of that amount, electrification of the state ferry fleet composes $4.4 billion or 80% of WSF's long-term unfunded needs. Those unfunded costs include $1.1 billion for four new ferries ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Line cutting can lead to a $145 fine. It's also a violation of ferry etiquette that can unleash road rage -- especially from locals toward visitors and transplants who aren't versed in ferry culture.