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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 U.S. Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) has received six ocean transportation intermediary license applications and changes for review.
   The FMC received a non-vessel-operating common carrier application from Logiworld, Holbrook, Mass. (Stephen P. Bruning, member).
   The agency also received NVO/ocean freight forwarder license applications from ATPEX Logistica Corp., Kissimmee, Fla. (Douglas Hernandez, president); OLS Express, Rancho Palos Verdes, Calif. (Jai Joon Lee, chief executive officer); and Port of America Container Loading Corp., Irvington, N.J. (Solomon A. Ampong, treasurer; and an ocean freight forwarder application from E.N. Forwarding Corp., Miami (Jose A. Nieves, vice president).
   In addition, the FMC received license applications for the deletion of trade name Dolphin Line from Globe Express Services, Charlotte, N.C. (Tiffany Sessoms, senior pricing manager).
   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.