Alaska fishers fear another bleak season as crab populations dwindle VIEW
Crab fishermen in Alaska have been scrambling to stay afloat after two years of the Bering Sea fishery being closed or severely curtailed due to...
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In Seattle, trade is still all about China. That may be changing
China remains a top import and export partner, but Washington manufacturers and exporters have been exploring markets across Southeast Asia.
Submersibles are hot accessories for yacht owners despite tragedy
The implosion of the Titan submersible hasn't turned people off to being below the waves. Large yacht owers are buying submerisibles for their boats.
US military may put armed troops on commercial ships in Strait of Hormuz to stop Iran seizures VIEW
The U.S. military is considering putting armed personnel on commercial ships traveling through the Strait of Hormuz, in what would be an unheardof action aimed...
You can still get your hands on the deck of the Seattle fireboat Duwamish VIEW
The steam-driven fireboat Duwamish, which fought a major fire along Elliott Bay in May 1910, endures today as a city and national landmark at South...
A car-carrying ship that burned for a week on the North Sea is towed to a Dutch port for salvaging VIEW
A freight ship carrying thousands of cars that burned for a week on the North Sea has been towed to a Dutch port for salvage.
Salvage crews board a cargo ship burning off the Netherlands
The Netherlands' coast guard says that salvage crews dealing with a cargo ship loaded with cars that has been burning for more than two days...
A freighter carrying nearly 3,000 cars catches fire in the North Sea and a crew member is killed VIEW
A fire on a freight ship carrying nearly 3,000 cars is burning out of control in the North Sea.
Canada dockworkers to vote on new contract after strike threat
The union representing more than 7,000 dockworkers at two of Canada's busiest ports, in British Columbia, is set for a key vote on a new...
Trudeau says union reconsidering offer after strike drama at B.C. ports
Dockworkers might be rethinking their position on a tentative deal after calling off a renewed strike planned for this weekend at Canada's west coast ports,...