TOTE Maritime

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TOTE Maritime is an owner/operator of domestic shipping in the United States. They specialize in moving cargo between North America to Puerto Rico and Alaska.

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Subsidiaries

The Sea Star Line is a subsidiary of Tote Maritime.

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Fleet

Historic

• SS Great Land 1975 - Ponce-Class roll-on/roll-off ship; decommissioned after 2010 and sent to be broken up 2013
• 6 Very Large Crude Carriers - operated by Interocean Management Corporation (now Tote Services) from 1975 to 1980
• 3 Liberty Class ships - operated by Interocean Management Corporation (now Tote Services) from 1975 to 1980
• SS Westward Venture 1977 - Ponce-Class Ro/RO ship
• SS Northern Lights built 1975, renamed 1991 and acquired in 1993; became SS El Faro in 2006 and sank in 2015

Current

List of ships owned by TOTE:

• 2 tug and barge set - acquired 1985
• 2 tug and barge set - acquired 1990
• MV Midnight Sun 2002 - Orca Class ship (to be converted as LNG 2016)
• MV North Star 2003 - Orca Class ship (to be converted as LNG 2016)

Tote Maritime is notable for ordering the world's first LNG-powered container ships:

• MV Isla Bella launched on 15 April 2015
• MV Perla del Caribe on August 31, 2015.

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El Faro sinking

The SS El Faro was lost with all hands after losing power within Hurricane Joaquin between Florida and the Bahamas on October 1, 2015.

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External links

• Official website

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References

Source of article : Wikipedia