Lange Solberg, President of the Coalition, gives a fall update on the Coalition and the waterfront.

The Port of Bellingham has been awarded a $2.8 million grant for electrification of the Bellingham Shipping Terminal. This grant will reduce carbon emissions, support key climate goals in the Port’s Climate Action Strategy, and help position the Shipping Terminal as a long- term job-creator for Whatcom County and the cornerstone of a vibrant working waterfront.

The Hannah, Northline Seafood's new processing barge, departs for Alaska May 25th, and celebrated with a ribbon cutting at the Fairhaven Shipyard.

Bornstein Seafoods closing Bellingham operations

A statement on the the Coalition's position regarding the Notice of Default sent to Port of Bellingham Tenants in February 2024.

Love Your Waterfront and KMRE receive award for funding from the Maritime Washington National Heritage Area Interpretation Grant.

Coalition presents at the WWU Speaker Series for the College of the Environment about 'Our Working Waterfronts.' The presentation highlighted our commercial fishing sector and important habitat restoration for salmon. It also spoke about how Dept of Ecology works to save our waterfront with strong environmental protections and state law, highlighting the 12 sites currently being cleaned up along the shore.

Cascadia Daily News Highlights Motor Vessel David B and Northwest Navigation with Christine and Jeffrey Smith in their ongoing series about our working waterfronts.

Industrial lands are at a premium in the County. The Council is set to vote on a moratorium that would halt all permit applications to industrial lands, harming the economy of the county and signalling to businesses that Bellingham is a wavering investment opportunity. We should seek to preserve our living wage and trades skills jobs.