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FMC reviews 6 OTI license applications

   The U.S. Federal Maritime Commission has received six ocean transportation intermediary license applications and changes for review.
   The FMC received a non-vessel-operating common carrier license application from Ma International Services, Jamaica, N.Y. (Rick C.Y. Ma, president); and a NVO/ocean freight forwarder license application from Modern Logistics Services, Miami (Nello P. Khan, president).  
   The agency also received applications for changes to qualifying individuals from Intelligent SCM, Long Beach, Calif. (Jeffrey W. Schumacker, vice president); and Transglobal Logistics, Piscataway, N.J. (Devinda A. Molligoda, secretary); for the addition of trade name Paxton International from Paxton Van Lines, Springfield, Va. (Fred D. Paxton II, president); and for a business structure change to DMT Global Logistics from Daisy Mae Concepcion Viva Taleon, Orange, Calif. (Daisy V. Taleon, managing member). 
   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.