TOTE Maritime

TOTE Maritime honored with Quality Award

Both TOTE Maritime Alaska and TOTE Maritime Puerto Rico received top scores from customers in this year’s survey

Both TOTE Maritime Alaska and TOTE Maritime Puerto Rico received top scores amongst Ocean Carriers in this year’s Quest for Quality awards.

Logistics Management’s annual Quest for Quality awards ranks Ocean carriers on five categories – on-time performance, value, information technology, customer service, and equipment and operations. This annual award is driven by feedback from...

http://container-news.com/tote-maritime-honored-quest-quality-award/

Three years later, Congress moves for El Faro safety reforms

The wreck of the El Faro. NTSB photo.

Congress has ordered a sweeping package of maritime safety reforms, three years after the 790’ containership El Faro sank in Hurricane Joaquin with all 33 on board.

Congress passed the legislation, a few days before the third anniversary of the Oct. 1, 2015 disaster. In the crew’s homeport of Jacksonville, Fla., where a city park was renamed to honor the crew in 2016, the mayor and city council declared Monday “El Faro 33 Memorial Day.”

The Congressional action awaiting President Trump’s...

https://www.workboat.com/news/bluewater/three-years-later-congress-moves-for-el-faro-safety-reforms/

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