TOTE Maritime Prepares for Largest Cargo Week Since Maria
Posted by Michelle Howard
Friday, November 10, 2017
Since Hurricane Maria made landfall on September 19th, TOTE Maritime and its employees have been working around the clock to get relief and commercial goods to the people of Puerto Rico.
Certainly, the largest effort is underway in San Juan to ensure the smooth and efficient movement of containers off the ships, onto the terminal and into the communities. However, significant work is also being done on the mainland to maximize the amount of cargo available on the island now that roads and communities are more accessible.
This week in San Juan, TOTE Maritime will receive more than 3000 containers of relief and commercial goods for the island. These containers will arrive in San Juan on one five (5) different assets that TOTE Maritime is utilizing to support the island. This represents more than a 43 percent increase in TOTE’s Maritime’s weekly vessel capacity.
The increase in cargo delivery is a result of the addition of two barges to the TOTE Maritime fleet as well as a partnership between TOTE Maritime, Pasha Hawaii and Crowley Maritime – all Jones Act carriers – to increase goods being delivered to the island.
TOTE Maritime’s schedule for the week is as follows:
November 6: Pasha’s Horizon Spirit departed Jacksonville for San Juan
November 7: Columbia Boston (barge) arrived San Juan with 375 containers
November 8: Isla Bella arrived in San Juan with 1062 containers
November 10: Charlotte Bridge (barge) scheduled to depart Jacksonville
November 11: Perla del Caribe scheduled to arrive in San Juan with 1048 containers