Cruise ships will not have to require vaccinations, CDC says — but some lines say they will
The CDC called vaccination will be critical in the safe resumption of cruising, but did not require it. Norwegian Cruise Line, one of the industry’s...
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In your driveway or plunked down in Seattle’s Lumen Field. This app lets you put the Suez Canal-blocking ship anywhere VIEW
With the EverGivenEveryWhere app, which uses Google Maps, you can place the ship anywhere in the world, and see how it fits.
Why the world’s container ships grew so big
Shipping lines have been making bigger and bigger vessels, driven by an expanding global appetite for consumer goods. The growth in ship size makes economic...
With ship now freed, a probe into Suez Canal blockage begins VIEW
SUEZ, Egypt (AP) — Experts boarded the massive container ship Tuesday that had blocked Egypt's vital Suez Canal and disrupted global trade for nearly a...
New foot ferry makes the trip to downtown Seattle in 26 minutes VIEW
Kitsap Transit begins service Monday on its new Southworth-Seattle passenger ferry. The 255-seat vessel Enetai made four exhibition trips Saturday across Puget Sound into Elliott...
Suez Canal reopens after stuck cargo ship is freed VIEW
The colossal container ship Ever Given has been freed after being stuck for nearly a week in the Suez Canal. The crisis had halted billions...
History, hints of future in Navy’s mothballed ships near Bremerton VIEW
Bremerton's mothballed fleet sits ghostlike, its gray and rusty ships sometimes emerging on a foggy day to surprise new eyes. The number of ships testifies...
No timeline given for extracting wedged ship from Suez Canal VIEW
A maritime traffic jam grew to around 280 vessels Saturday outside the Suez Canal. When the tides change, officials were planning at least two attempts...
Piracy fears mount as ships take long way around Africa to avoid blocked Suez Canal
The U.S. Navy said it has been contacted by shipping firms concerned about the heightened risks of piracy to ships being rerouted away from the...
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