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| Formerly | Interocean Management Corporation[1] |
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| Industry | Shipping |
| Founded | 1975 (1975) asTOTEm Ocean Trailer Express[1] |
| Headquarters | 10401 Deerwood Park Blvd., Building One, Suite 1300,, |
Area served | North America |
Key people | Tim Nolan, CEO[2] Mike Noone, President, TOTE Maritime Puerto Rico[2] Grace Greene, President, TOTE Maritime Alaska[2] |
| Brands | TOTE Maritime, TOTE Services, TOTE Resources |
| Services | shipping, crew staffing, cargo ship charters |
| Parent | Saltchuk |
| Website | www |
TOTE Maritime is an owner/operator of domestic shipping in theUnited States. It specializes in moving cargo betweenNorth America toPuerto Rico andAlaska.[3] TOTE Maritime Puerto Rico was the owner ofEl Faro, a largecontainer ship that sank in 2015 after she steamed directly into a hurricane.[4]
The Sea Star Line is a subsidiary of Tote Maritime.[5]
List of ships owned by TOTE:[citation needed]
Tote Maritime is notable for ordering the world's firstLNG-poweredcontainer ships:
TheSS El Faro was lost with all hands after entering the eye wall ofHurricane Joaquin and losing power between Florida and the Bahamas on October 1, 2015.Coast Guard investigators lambasted TOTE Maritime, stating the company made several violations regarding crew members' rest periods and work hours, had no dedicated safety officer to oversee theEl Faro, and used outdated, "open air" lifeboats (similar to the types used on older vessels, such as theRMSTitanic) instead of the modern enclosed survival craft, among other violations.[9] The company never filed an internal incident and investigation record for the sinking.[4]
