Customer Notices
Arbitrary Fuel Surcharge(346)
Updated 2/21/07
Ocean Fuel Surcharge
Updated 2/22/06
Posted February 28, 2007 - In order to keep you informed, we are providing the following update to our communication to you yesterday regarding the status of the Midnight Sun and our contingency plan for our sailing this Friday, March 3rd. Click here
Posted February 27, 2007 - Please be advised that the Midnight Sun, Voyage 7033, that departed Tacoma on Friday, February 23, experienced mechanical problems in route to Anchorage. Click here for the full details.
Re-Posted October 23 , 2005
TOTE is pleased to announce effective May 11, 2005 Hot Stow Service is available for northbound bookings. For the details click here.
Shipping Cargo, Freight, and Vehicles to and from Alaska
Totem Ocean Trailer Express, Inc. (TOTE), a privately owned shipping company serving Alaska’s freight and cargo market since 1975, operates a fleet of roll-on/roll-off (RO/RO) cargo ships offering twice weekly service between the Ports of Tacoma, Washington and Anchorage, Alaska.
TOTE's new Orca Class vessels entered Alaska service in 2003. The new vessels, M. V. Midnight Sun and M. V. North Star, have the capacity to carry over 500, 28 to 53 foot highway trailers and 250 vehicles.
The efficiency of RO/RO vessels allows just about any freight you're shipping to Alaska to be driven aboard our vessels, whether it be over sized heavy equipment like a bulldozer; or trailer loads of household goods; retail merchandise; groceries; oil field equipment; and construction materials.
In addition to shipping freight and cargo of all kinds loaded in both enclosed and flatbed highway trailers, TOTE offers reliable, competitive and responsive transportation solutions for new and used cars, trucks and recreational vehicles.
If you need a transportation provider that works as hard as you do for shipping anything to South-central and Interior Alaska, please give Totem Ocean Trailer Express an opportunity to serve you - We have been bringing the world to Alaska since 1975!

