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FMC reviews 18 OTI license applications

Individuals knowing of any reason why an applicant should not receive an OTI license or amendment are urged to contact the Office of Transportation Intermediaries.

   The U.S. Federal Maritime Commission has received 18 ocean transportation intermediary (OTI) license applications and changes for review.
   The FMC received non-vessel-operating common carrier license applications from Alpha Services Worldwide, Decatur, Ga. (Alpha L. Kaisamba-Kanneh, president) and Haiti Shipping Cargo Services, Miami (Patrick A. Beliard, member).
   The agency received NVO/ocean freight forwarder license applications from Kairos Project Management & Logistics, Houston (Marbly N. Matathia, member); Me Shipping, Gardena, Calif. (Kristoffer M. Mercado, vice president); Seastar International Group, Bridgewater, N.J. (Ying Zhao, president); and VGL World, Atlanta (James E. Collett, vice president).
   The FMC also received ocean freight forwarder license applications from Resiland, Saint Petersburg, Fla. (Mikhail V. Bobryshev, member) and Rite Way Shipping, Fairfax, Va. (Salima K. Elouadghiri, general manager).
   In addition, the agency received license applications for changes to qualifying individuals from Agility International, Alexandria, Va. (Robert F. Gentzke, secretary); Express USA, New York (Ludovica Avitabile, vice president); Hopeway, City of Industry, Calif. (Chun Lin, president); Howard Hartry, San Pedro, Calif. (Andrew E. Haberman, vice president); Karl Gross Logistics (USA), San Francisco (Ki Sung “Keith” Yoon, secretary); Pinnacle International Freight Ltd., Leicester, U.K. (Nathan J. Burrell, managing director); and S&S Logistic Group, Medley, Fla. (Irma J. Barraza, director); for a name change to Prolog Shipping Inc. from Prolog Shipping LLC, Irvine, Calif. (Anna Lee, president); and for license transfers to Move On Logistics Group from ESPA Enterprise Corp., Oceanside, N.Y. (Jose C. Marquez, president); and I-Ships International from One World Cargo Solutions, Boca Raton, Fla. (Michelle Liu, 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. Lists of licensed OTIs (applications approved, bonds in place and fully licensed) — both ocean freight forwarders and NVOs — also are 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.