Port Dracula
Using your tax dollars to drain the life from your community By virtue of its unique status as a Port District under RCW 53, and the owner and operator of a Class I Airport, the Port of Seattle has a set of financial powers unlike any other regional government. And it has learned to wield
A cruise ship ‘green corridor’ in the PNW? Ports make pact over carbon emission goals
A worker aboard the Norwegian Bliss at Pier 66 cleans balcony panels before the ship’s departure for Alaska. The cruise ship is 1,094 feet long with a… (Alan Berner / The Seattle Times By Hal Bernton Seattle Times staff reporter The Port of Seattle is teaming up with other ports and cruise lines to try
Hamdi Mohamed, Toshiko Grace Hasegawa and Ryan Calkins win Port of Seattle Commission elections
Port of Seattle Commission Position No. 1 incumbent Ryan Calkins, left, Position No. 4. winner Toshiko Grace Hasegawa, center, Position No. 3 winner Hamdi Mohamed. (Courtesy the campaigns)By Akash Pasricha Seattle Times business reporter Two newcomers will be joining the Port of Seattle Commission. Hamdi Mohamed, 31, will win the race for Position No. 3
Center Runway Reconstruction
The Port of Seattle completed reconstruction of the center runway (designated as 16C/34C) at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport in 2015. The runway was originally built in 1969 and had some brief closures during 2016 in order to complete adjoining projects with taxiways and blast pads. The project included installation of a new LED runway lighting system and an
SEA Airport Approaches Capacity and Faces Difficult Decisions
Steinbrueck, Peter The Puget Sound Regional Council (PSRC) recently published preliminary findings of an air capacity study that shows what Port leadership and the traveling public have known for a while — the region is rapidly approaching a crisis. Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) has one of the smallest footprints of any major airport in the
Port Of Seattle Special Meeting
Conference Center, Mezzanine, Sea-Tac Airport. Vote on 2020 Budget and 2020 Tax Levy. Environmental Remediation program 2020.
Port Of Seattle Special Meeting
Note the early start time: 9:00AM Central Auditorium, Sea-Tac Airport. Public Hearing on 2020 Budget. Public Hearing on 2020 Tax Levy.
Port of Seattle commissioner arrested on suspicion of domestic violence
Ryan Calkins was booked into the King County jail Thursday morning and released Friday. David Kroman Port of Seattle Commissioner Ryan Calkins was arrested early Thursday morning and booked into the King County Correctional Facility in downtown Seattle on suspicion of domestic violence assault. Calkins spent just over 24 hours in custody before he was
Biggest difference between 2 Seattle Port Commission candidates may be who’s backing them
By Katherine Khashimova Long Seattle Times business reporter The four candidates vying for two open seats on Seattle’s Port Commission have a lot in common. All describe themselves as ardent conservationists, anxious to reduce the Port’s carbon footprint, especially around cruising. They hope to tackle long lines and traffic at the airport. They want to