Neepaporn Boungjaktha Named Port of Seattle’s Managing Director, Economic Development

December 4, 2024 The Port of Seattle announced today that it has selected Neepaporn “A” Boungjaktha (NEE-PA-PAWN BOING-JUK-TAH) as the new managing director to lead its Economic Development Division. Boungjaktha will lead the division’s work expanding economic opportunity through economic development, real estate development, tourism, and local, regional, and international partnerships. “After a competitive national

Port of Seattle Cyberattack Update

The Port of Seattle/Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) website is currently 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. Please do not contact the Washington Public Ports Association (WPPA) with Port of Seattle and SEA Airport questions

SR-509 Surplus, a tale of two cities

Figure A. SR-509 Surplus at 216th St.

Background information on SR-509 WSDOT Surplus purchases by SeaTac and Des Moines along the 18th Ave Corridor For decades WSDOT owned surplus property along a corridor roughly parallel to 18th Ave., from 194th St. in SeaTac south through Des Moines as part of a previous plan for SR-509. The final (very different) alignment for SR-509

Port of Seattle Updates (outage)

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

Sea-Tac Airport officials confirm cyberattack disrupted service, websites

By  Caitlyn Freeman  and  Rebecca Moss Seattle Times staff reporters Seattle-Tacoma International Airport officials confirmed Sunday that an apparent cyberattack took down websites, email and phone services at the airport and Port of Seattle this weekend, disrupting travel plans. The outages were first reported Saturday morning and stretched into Sunday afternoon, with officials offering no