Currently the Port of Seattle/Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) website is down as part of the system outages that began Saturday, August 24. Until the website is fully restored, please check this page for official statements and updates.
The Port of Seattle is experiencing certain system outages, indicating a possible cyberattack. The Port isolated critical systems and is in the process of working to restore full service with the assistance of industry experts. We are working closely with our partners to help travelers who may be impacted. There is currently no estimated time for return.
Latest update: Tuesday, August 27, 2024 at 11:49 a.m.
Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) is making progress on restoring the previously impacted elements of the baggage system. Multiple teams have implemented and are using a variety of methods to ensure bags reach their aircraft. Travelers should continue to prioritize carry-on luggage if possible.
If you are traveling today, please check with your airline for flight and baggage information. Plan to arrive two hours before a domestic flight and three hours before an international flight. See below for more information regarding Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) or Maritime facilities.
Seattle-Tacoma International Airport Updates
The airport is busy with Labor Day travel. We’re expecting Thursday, August 29, Friday, August 30, and Monday, September 2, to be the busiest days of the holiday weekend. See our tips below and learn more about available services during the current outage:
Cruise and Maritime Updates
Cruise is operating as normal. Port of Seattle Maritime Facilities phone systems are down as a part of the system outage.
For urgent matters, call:
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Recreational boating at (206) 601-4089 or VHF Channel 17
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Fishermen’s Terminal at (206) 617-4898
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Bell Harbor at (206) 462-9567
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Marine Maintenance at (206) 556-1678
For Terminal 91 operations, call (206) 605-8152.
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If the call is not answered, leave a voicemail and then call the number again within 5 minutes.
Previous Communications
Media Briefings
Central Procurement Office
The Port of Seattle’s external public contracting website, VendorConnect, is currently unavailable and we do not have an estimated time of availability as of August 24, 2024.
VendorConnect is our official external website listing the Port’s contracting opportunities. VendorConnect lists future solicitations*, current solicitations, and closed solicitations. For current solicitations, we share key details and dates regarding upcoming pre-solicitation conferences and solicitation due dates, including solicitation documents.
All pre-solicitation meetings, solicitation question cut-off dates, and/ or solicitation openings scheduled as of August 26th will be rescheduled.
The Central Procurement Office (CPO) has not issued any updates to existing solicitations. CPO will issue written addenda via VendorConnect to extend key deadlines as appropriate for active solicitations once our system is available, for:
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Pre-solicitation meetings;
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Solicitation question due dates;
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Solicitation due date;
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Updated solicitation documentation.
We encourage our interested community to monitor our VendorConnect website for updates at https://hosting.portseattle.org/sops/. We recognize this is an inconvenience and appreciate your patience.
*Solicitation includes bids, RFPs, or proposals.
Thank you!
We appreciate everyone’s support and patience during this time.