October 10, 2025

Dear TOTE Maritime Alaska Customers,  

TOTE Maritime Alaska has filed a General Rate Increase (GRI) of 5.75% to be effective Sunday, November 9, 2025. This rate action was filed with the United States Surface Transportation Board in Washington, D.C.  The GRI filing applies to STB TOTE tariffs 101-A, 202-B, 501-A, and 601-A. This filing does not apply to STB TOTE 701-A, household goods. Other exceptions apply.  

A partial list of exceptions to this filing includes the following:

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Item 940, Terminal Charge, effective 11/9/2025

Northbound

• Dry Cargo: increasing $48 to $316 per booking
• Refrigerated Cargo: increasing $54 to $347 per booking
• Vehicles, Roll-On/Off Cargo: increasing $20 to $84 per booking

Southbound

• Dry Cargo: increasing $22 to $94 per booking
• Refrigerated Cargo: increasing $22 to $128 per booking
• Vehicles, Roll-On/Off Cargo: increasing $10 to $40 per booking

Item 760, Port Charge, effective 11/9/2025

Northbound

• Ladings less than 40 feet in length: increasing $30 to $547 per booking
• Ladings 40 feet but less than 48 feet in length: increasing $37 to $669 per booking
• Ladings 48 feet and longer: increasing $43 to $790 per booking
• Vehicles, Roll-On/Off Cargo: increasing $14 to $250 per booking

Southbound

• All trailer/container/flatbed lengths: increasing $19 to $337 per booking
• Vehicles, Roll-On/Off Cargo: increasing $11 to $188 per booking

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Item 540, Hazardous Materials, effective 11/9/2025

• Hazardous Materials: increasing $25 to $250 per booking
• Limited Quantity Hazardous Materials: shipments containing hazardous materials prepared under the Limited Quantity provisions as defined in 49 CFR 173.156 and 172.315 will be assessed a charge of $100 per booking

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Items 340 and 341, Arbitraries in the Lower-48 States, effective 1/1/2026

• All origins and destinations will increase by 6% unless further exception is taken (please refer to STB TOTE Tariff 101-A)

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Item 342, Arbitraries in Alaska, effective 1/1/2026

• All origins and destinations will increase by 8% unless further exception is taken (please refer to STB TOTE Tariff 101-A)

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Item 695, Port of AK Modernization Surcharge, effective 1/1/2026

Trailer/Container/Flatbed

• Northbound: increasing $48 to $127 per booking
• Southbound:  increasing $49 to $89 per booking

Cargo as described in Items 2097, 2500, 2910, 2917, 2945, and 2950 of Tariff 601-A

• Northbound: increasing $25 to $54 per booking
• Southbound: increasing $12 to $41 per booking

Cargo as described in Item 2959 of Tariff 601-A

• Northbound: increasing $13 to $26 per booking
• Southbound: increasing $13 to $26 per booking

Cargo as described in Item 2685 of Tariff 601-A

• Northbound: increasing $3.25 per ton to $8.05 per ton
• Southbound: increasing $3.25 per ton to $8.05 per ton

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All of us at TOTE Maritime Alaska appreciate your continued support. For questions, please contact your account representative.

Thank you,

Chris Trefzger

TOTE Maritime Alaska Pricing

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