SIU-contracted Totem Ocean Trailer Express, Inc. (TOTE) introduced the first of two new vessels, the Midnight Sun, into the Tacoma, Wash. to Anchorage, Alaska trade route as the vessel departed Tacoma at 3 a.m. on Wednesday, April 23.
The Seafarers-crewed ship (pictured at right, during its initial load-up) is scheduled to arrive at the Port of Anchorage at approximately 2 a.m. on Saturday, April 26. It is the first "Orca class" roll-on/roll-off trailer ship TOTE has commissioned for service from Tacoma to Anchorage, the company noted.
The Midnight Sun and her sister ship, North Star, are 840 feet long and 118 feet wide. Their width adds increased maneuverability on the ship, allowing trailers as large as 53 feet long.
The North Star is scheduled for christening June 14 in San Diego, and will enter Alaska service in August.
TOTE President and CEO Bob Magee said the company "owes much of is success to its loyal customers and the hard work of its employees, seafarers, merchant officers, and members of organized labor who support the ships shoreside. It is through their dedication and perseverance that TOTE is able to maintain its commitment to the future of Alaska and the Puget Sound region."
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