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First day of REAL ID at Sea-Tac is business as usual, officials say
The deadline for travelers to get REAL ID-compliant identification for domestic flights has come. But lines at Seattle-Tacoma ...
What we can VERIFY about Port of Seattle 'ghost town' rumors
The port saw an 18.4% increase in volumes in March, partially driven by shippers moving cargo before anticipated tariffs.
Seattle, Tacoma ports face reduced cargo amid tariffs, sparking unemployment concerns
Local Port Commissioners say new trade data just out Wednesday shows a drastic drop in cargo shipments scheduled to arrive at ...
Tariff tit-for-tat has Seattle waiting for the ships to come in
Like many of his neighbors near the Seattle waterfront, Alex Smith keeps a close eye on the big container ships crossing ...
Ports of Seattle, Tacoma warn of empty retail shelves, fewer labor hours for truckers, longshoremen
Longshore, trucking and warehouse employees will see a drop in available labor hours, and consumers will see empty shelves in ...
No, Port of Seattle isn't 'empty' due to Trump's tariffs, though cargo volume is unpredictable
"We are seeing some vessels come in with 30% less cargo than anticipated," the Northwest Seaport Alliance said.
With Trump tariffs in the news, how’s container traffic at Port of Tacoma?
Back in the Puget Sound, the Northwest Seaport Alliance, the marine-cargo operating partnership of the ports of Tacoma and ...