corporation 1 industry shipping founded 1975 1975 as totem ocean trailer express 1 headquarters 14 nassau street princeton new jersey united states area served north america key people anthony chiarello ceo michael b. holt general council chief ethics officer 2 brands tote marine tote services tote shipholdings services shipping crew staffing cargo ship charters parent saltchuk website http toteinc.com 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 . 3 contents 1 subsidiaries 2 fleet 3 el faro sinking 4 external links 5 references subsidiaries edit the sea star line is a subsidiary of tote maritime . 4 fleet edit historic ss great land 1975 ponce class roll on roll off ship ; decommissioned after 2010 and sent to be broken up 2013 5 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 northern lights built 1975 renamed 1991 and acquired in 1993 ; became ss el faro in 2006 and sank in 2015 6 current list of ships owned by tote ss westward venture 1977 ponce class ro ro ship 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 7 mv perla del caribe on august 31 2015 . 4 el faro sinking edit the ss el faro 8 was lost with all hands after losing power within hurricane joaquin between florida and the bahamas on october 1 2015 . 9 external links edit official website references edit a b tote history . tote maritime . retrieved 7 october 2015 . leadership . tote inc. retrieved 7 october 2015 . tote maritime . tote maritime . retrieved 5 october 2015 . a b tote and nassco launch world s most environmentally friendly containership . tote inc. retrieved 5 october 2015 . gillie john 15 march 2013 . tote s ss great land is towed away to the ship breakers after illustrious tacoma career . the news tribune . retrieved 7 october 2015 . brogan beth 5 october 2015 . el faro part of tote maritime fleet owned by washington conglomerate . bangor daily news . retrieved 5 october 2015 . nassco presents the launch of the world s first lng powered containership . national steel and shipbuilding company . retrieved 5 october 2015 . http www.news4jax.com news coast guard certifies el faros replacement 35926164 http www.cnn.com 2015 10 07 us el faro missing ship retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title tote maritime & oldid 741634125 categories container shipping companies of the united statescontainer shipping companiesamerican companies established in 1975hidden categories official website different in wikidata and wikipedia navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 28 september 2016 at 19 07 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view