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FMC reviews 37 OTI license applications

The U.S. Federal Maritime Commission has received 37 ocean transportation intermediary license applications and changes for review.

   The U.S. Federal Maritime Commission has received 37 ocean transportation intermediary license applications and changes for review.
   The FMC received non-vessel-operating common carrier license applications from Evolution Logistics Corp., Medley, Fla. (Carlos Gutierrez, vice president); Feimann Logistics, Monterey Park, Calif. (Francis Y. Liang, vice president); Ibpacks, Fort Lauderdale, Fla. (Brenda H. Roe, treasurer); KYS Logistics, City of Industry, Calif. (Kevin L. Sin, chief executive officer); SLI Global Logistics, Elk Grove Village, Ill. (Marco A, Salazar, president); Stella International, San Carlos, Calif. (Guy Perego, president); Win Global Logistics Corp., Jamaica, N.Y. (Yiwei “Cathy” Huang, vice president); Atlantic Net Logistics Corp., Rockville Centre, N.Y. (Mengsha Xu, president); and OL USA, Westbury, N.Y. (Alan E. Baer, president). 
   The agency received NVO/ocean freight forwarder license applications from Alliance International Shipping, Miami (Manuel Valdes, managing member); Exportout, Jacksonville, Fla. (Ahmed N. Abdalhadi, manager); Manchola Cargo Corp., Miami (Luz A. Machola, president); Pinpoint, Houston (Richard J. Giliganic, president); Uniocean Group, City of Industry, Calif. (Lili W. Yan, manager); and Aetna Logistics Group, Westchester, Ill. (Gjaneto Harusha, president). 
   The FMC also received ocean freight forwarder license applications from Quazi Auto Group, Chandler, Ariz. (Akwasi Oppong, member); David W. Ma, San Francisco (David W. Ma, sole proprietor); and Leemax Shipping, Charlotte, N.C. (Jian M. Li, chief executive officer).
   In addition, the agency received applications for changes to a qualifying individual from Cargo Brokers International, Forest Park, Ga. (Giselle Sastre, assistant vice president); Diamond Worldwide Relocation, Asheville, N.C. (Philip Potzka, president); Mid-Atlantic Purveyors, Miami (Elsa H. Serrano, treasurer); N/J International, Houston (Joyce Fainter, vice president); Pentrans, Houston (Bertha Vincent, assistant vice president); South American Freight International, Miami (Jorge L. Fernandez, president); Tarratrans, Westfield, N.J. (Dianne A. Denommee, managing member); Trans Ocean Bulk Logistics, League City, Texas (Linda Leonard, vice president of regulatory affairs); UCB Logistics, Gardena, Calif. (Sung Joon Park, president); UniTrans International, Vienna, Va. (Fadi Nahas, president); U.S. Shipping, Alhambra, Calif. (Pengxing Liu, corporate secretary); U.S.G.A. Logistic, Houston (Frederic G. Lalou, chief executive officer); and Benison Transport, Fort Lee, N.J. (Kenneth Kim, president); for a business structure change from Cheryl G. Wilson, Des Moines, Wash. (Cheryl G. Wilson, member) to JC Logistics; for a name change from A. Transport, College Park, Ga. (Gi H. Song, president) to Korus Trade; and for the addition of trade names Dominican Cargo Shipping for Atsacargo, Miami (Arcencio Taveras Nunez Jr., vice president); DeWitt Move Worldwide for DeWitt Cos., San Diego (John B. Burrows, president); World Logistics Services Corp. LLC for World Logistics Corp., Rexford, N.Y. (Steve Licursi, chief operations officer); and Starck International for Starck Industries, Burgettstown, Pa. (Steven Starck, president).
   Persons knowing of any reason why an applicant should not receive an OTI license or amendment are urged to contact the FMC’s Office of Transportation Intermediaries in Washington, D.C., at (202) 523-5843. Lists of licensed OTIs (applications approved, bonds in place and fully licensed) — both ocean freight forwarders and NVOs — are also available on the FMC website.

Chris Gillis

Located in the Washington, D.C. area, Chris Gillis primarily reports on regulatory and legislative topics that impact cross-border trade. He joined American Shipper in 1994, shortly after graduating from Mount St. Mary’s College in Emmitsburg, Md., with a degree in international business and economics.