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Ferries Featured

January Roundup: Fickle ferries, port news and axolotls

News from around our waterways this month

Cara Kuhlman
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Future Tides Crew

Crew Log: Steady as she goes

You're support helps Future Tides stay the course

Cara Kuhlman
A blue boat sits on land with a white tarp over the cabin top.
Sustainability Featured

The Murrelet project imagines what’s possible for 'green' vessel retrofits

The 38-foot steel motor vessel will relaunch as a platform for Salish Sea research

Annie Means
A boat on water that's tan and blue with land in the background.
Waterfronts Featured

Impacts from Washington floods flow downstream

Major flooding is sending debris downstream and causing unusual currents.

Cara Kuhlman
A look back: Bellingham Bay in the summer
Bellingham

A look back: Bellingham Bay in the summer

2025 Sehome High School graduate Miles Remmel explores his home waters

Miles Remmel
Sail cargo in the PNW: Why it’s still an upwind battle
Cargo Featured

Sail cargo in the PNW: Why it’s still an upwind battle

Looked to as a sustainable shipping alternative, wind-powered freight has yet to take off in the Pacific Northwest

Annie Means
On the radar: New Seamanship Readiness program, Waterfront Park grand opening, and more
Waterfronts

On the radar: New Seamanship Readiness program, Waterfront Park grand opening, and more

What's happening around our waterways

Cara Kuhlman
Northwest ports to international ships: It's shore power time
Ports

Northwest ports to international ships: It's shore power time

The Northwest Seaport Alliance is targeting shore power systems at all international terminals by 2030

Cara Kuhlman
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Future Tides News

Let's take a walk

Discover Seattle's maritime side with Future Tides

Cara Kuhlman

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