Washington's first hybrid electric ferry is the Wenatchee. It took two years to convert the vessel and will return to service on the Seattle-Bainbridge route next week.(Photo by Tom Banse) ...

Aging vessels can barely keep the service levels of this vital marine highway. Go hybrid with the boats of tomorrow — while ...

The Seattle/Bremerton route will return to its two-boat schedule starting Sunday, June 15. The Fauntleroy/Vashon/Southworth “Triangle” route will resume its pre ...

Submitted by Marine Engineers’ Beneficial Association. Washington State Ferries is the largest passenger ferry system in America, a critical link in the Washington state transportation system. Ferry ...

Gov. Bob Ferguson unveiled plans March 6 to fully restore the state’s domestic ferry service by this summer. The goal is to get 18 vessels in the water, with another three going through maintenance at ...

Washington is joining Alaska, California and New York in forming a coast-to-coast federal ferry caucus aimed at boosting national support for ferry systems, lawmakers announced Wednesday. The effort ...

SEATTLE — Ridership aboard Washington State Ferries (WSF) is on track to exceed last year's total by hundreds of thousands of people. The system carried 18.7 million in 2023 and is projected to carry ...

Ridership on the Washington State Ferries (WSF) isn’t expected to reach its pre-pandemic numbers for another decade, but 2024 was a step in the right direction. More than 19 million people caught a ...

Traffic Lab is a Seattle Times project that digs into the region’s transportation issues to explore the policies and politics that determine how we get around and how billions of dollars in public ...

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 ...