Sea Star Line

Name

Sea Star Line

Legal name

TOTE Maritime

Website

https://seastarline.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1985

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Jacksonville

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Personnel, Infrastructure, Supply Chain, Technology or R&D

Core offering

Sea Star Line, LLC (doing business as TOTE Maritime) is a domestic ocean freight carrier that provides supply chain and transportation services between the continental United States, Puerto Rico, and the Caribbean. Its core offerings include dry cargo, refrigerated cargo, flatbed and oversized cargo, and personal/recreational vehicle shipping, complemented by digital eSolutions such as a Customer Portal, Mobile App, EDI Direct integration, and Smart Shipping cold-chain technology.

Product overview

TOTE Maritime (Alaska and Puerto Rico) operates as a domestic ocean freight carrier offering a suite of shipping services. The core product portfolio includes dry cargo, refrigerated cargo, flatbed and oversized cargo, and personal vehicle shipping services. These are complemented by digital eSolutions including a Customer Portal for web-based shipment management, a Mobile App for real-time cargo tracking and notifications, EDI Direct for secure electronic data interchange, and Smart Shipping technology for cold chain control. The company positions itself as a maritime industry leader in environmental stewardship.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• TOTE Maritime Alaska: Domestic carrier routing cargo from anywhere in North America to Alaska and its diverse, often remote areas.
• TOTE Maritime Puerto Rico

Products and services

• Dry Cargo Shipping
• Refrigerated Cargo Shipping
• Flatbed & Oversized Cargo Shipping

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Crowley Maritime Corporation: Crowley is the most direct competitor to TOTE Maritime on Jones Act trade lanes, with major presence in both Puerto Rico and Alaska liner services plus logistics and ship management — overlapping customer base, vessel type, and operating model.
• Matson Navigation Company: Matson is a publicly traded Jones Act ocean carrier operating US-flag container and RoRo services to Hawaii, Alaska, and Guam, with comparable cargo mix, refrigerated capacity, and intermodal logistics to TOTE Maritime.
• American Roll-On Roll-Off Carrier (ARC): ARC operates US-flag RoRo vessels in the US international trades including the Puerto Rico lane, directly competing for vehicle and breakbulk cargo that TOTE Maritime Puerto Rico also carries.
• Pasha Group: Pasha is a US-flag Jones Act operator providing container and RoRo services to Hawaii and the Pacific, with similar vehicle-shipping capability and government/military cargo exposure that overlaps with TOTE's service portfolio.
• Tropical Shipping: Tropical Shipping is a containerized ocean carrier serving the Caribbean and Puerto Rico markets with similar dry, refrigerated, and vehicle cargo capabilities, directly overlapping with TOTE's Puerto Rico and Caribbean service.

Emerging players

• Liberty Global Logistics: Liberty Global Logistics provides ocean freight services between the US mainland and Puerto Rico/Caribbean, competing with TOTE Maritime on the same lane with a more focused, smaller carrier footprint.

Broad incumbents

• Kirby Corporation: Kirby is a large publicly traded inland marine transportation operator with diversified barge and vessel services — adjacent US-domestic maritime exposure but focused on inland/coastal liquid and dry bulk rather than liner container services.

Others

• Overseas Shipholding Group (OSG): OSG is a publicly traded tanker and bulk shipping operator with US-flag capability through its OSG Marine Services subsidiary — overlapping US maritime exposure but serving different cargo types (liquid bulk, Jones Act tankers) than TOTE's liner container business.
• Watco Companies: Watco is a privately held diversified transportation and supply chain operator with marine terminal and short-line rail services — thematically comparable as a privately held, diversified US transportation group but operating in adjacent rather than competing segments.

Regional players

• Sealand (part of Maersk): Sealand operates as Maersk's intra-Americas ocean network covering the Caribbean, Central America, and US East Coast — overlapping geographically with TOTE's Puerto Rico and Caribbean footprint but serving different customers as a feeder network rather than a domestic Jones Act carrier.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCHhkMCmc_ZJ5BpjWJrcpiBw
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/869
• Instagraminstagram.com/tote_maritime
• Xx.com/ssltradenotify
• Facebookfacebook.com/387959175099

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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