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The U.S. Federal Maritime Commission has received 14 ocean transportation intermediary license applications and changes for review.

   The U.S. Federal Maritime Commission has received 14 license applications and changes for review.    The FMC received non-vessel-operating common carrier license applications from Central Ohio Logistics Center, Jeffersonville, Ohio […]

   The U.S. Federal Maritime Commission has received 14 ocean transportation intermediary license applications and changes for review.    The FMC received non-vessel-operating common carrier license applications from ACL America, […]

The U.S. Federal Maritime Commission has received 14 ocean transportation intermediary license applications and changes for review.

FMC reviews 14 OTI license applications

   The U.S. Federal Maritime Commission has received 14 ocean transportation intermediary license applications and changes for review.    The FMC received a non-vessel-operating common carrier license application from ABC Logistics, […]

FMC REVIEWS 14 OTI LICENSE APPLICATIONS

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The U.S. Federal Maritime Commission has received 14 ocean transportation intermediary license applications and changes for review.

The U.S. Federal Maritime Commission has received 14 ocean transportation intermediary license applications and changes for review.

Reasons why an applicant should not receive a license or amendment should be filed with the Office of Transportation Intermediaries.

   The U.S. Federal Maritime Commission has received 14 license applications and changes for review.    The FMC received non-vessel-operating common carrier license applications from Encore International Corp., Miami (Fatima […]

Reasons why an applicant should not receive an OTI license or amendment should be reported to the FMC’s Office of Transportation Intermediaries.

Individuals 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.

Individuals 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.

   Steel imports increased in May over April by 2.3 percent based on preliminary government reporting which was analyzed by the American Institute for International Steel (AIIS).    “Weak market conditions […]

   A court appeal hearing at the Highest Economic Court in Kiev, Ukraine, for cargo handler Swissport International to try to regain legal control of its former operation in the […]

   The United States is now a “listed” country with the European Commission, so that U.S. pharmaceutical companies need not obtain an export certificate from the Food and Drug Administration […]

   At first glance, the proposed P3 Network of Maersk, Mediterranean Shipping Co., and CMA CGM — the three largest container carriers in the world — may better stand for […]

   The Georgia Ports Authority board has elected Robert S. Jepson Jr. to serve a second term as chairman of the board.    Jepson was first appointed to the board […]

The URCS is the STB’s general purpose costing system that’s used to estimate variable and total unit costs for Class I railroads, including making determinations on whether a railroad’s rates […]

   Barbican Group Holdings Ltd. has acquired Seacurus Ltd., a U.K.-based specialist marine insurance broker that’s a leading provider of marine kidnap and ransom insurance.    Seacurus will continue to operate […]

    A study released last week by the Maritime Administration said in 2011 the U.S. private shipbuilding and repairing industry directly provided 107,240 jobs (including payroll and self-employed jobs, including […]

Rahul Kapoor, senior analyst at Drewry Maritime Equity Research, said “the sheer collapse in Asia-Europe freight rates in the past two months shows how fickle the industry’s demand supply balance […]

   Members of a large shipowners’ association that rely on the Malacca and Singapore Straits to transport marine freight to the region and around the world this past week sailed […]

   Shipper groups are calling for the proposed “P3 Network” between the world’s three largest container carriers – Maersk, Mediterranean Shipping Co., and CMA CGM – to be scrutinized by regulators. […]

DOT has proposed new or expanded U.S. air carrier rights from four cities – Los Angeles, Atlanta, Detroit, and Charlotte, N.C. – to the Brazilian city, namely for American, Delta, and US […]

After close scrutiny of the competitive effects of the proposed equity investment and joint venture, the Justice Department concluded the facts and circumstances did not warrant any further investigation.

The U.S. Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) has received 15 ocean transportation intermediary license applications and changes for review.

Individuals knowing of a reason why an applicant should not receive a license should contact the Office of Transportation Intermediaries.

   The U.S. Federal Maritime Commission has received 15 license applications and changes for review.     The FMC received a non-vessel-operating common carrier license application from Premier Van Lines International, Mesa, […]

     The U.S. Federal Maritime Commission has received 15 license applications and changes for review.    The FMC received non-vessel-operating common carrier license applications from AA Shipping, Houston (Barbara […]

   The U.S. Federal Maritime Commission has received 15 ocean transportation intermediary license applications and changes for review.    The FMC received non-vessel-operating common carrier license applications from A-Logixtic Group, […]

   The U.S. Federal Maritime Commission has received 15 license applications and changes for review.    The FMC received non-vessel-operating common carrier license applications from Falcon Maritime and Aviation, Jamaica, […]

   The U.S. Federal Maritime Commission has received 15 license applications and changes for review.    The FMC received non-vessel-operating common carrier license applications from Alltransport International Logistics, Long Beach, […]

The U.S. Federal Maritime Commission has received 15 ocean transportation intermediary license applications and changes for review.

Individuals knowing of a reason why an applicant should not receive a license should contact the Office of Transportation Intermediaries.

   The U.S. Federal Maritime Commission has received 15 license applications and changes for review.    The FMC received non-vessel-operating common carrier license applications from Global Wide Logistics, San Leandro, […]

   The U.S. Federal Maritime Commission has received 15 license applications and changes for review.     The FMC received non-vessel-operating common carrier license applications from Fastgrow Logistics (Americas), City of […]

Those with objections should contact the Office of Transportation Intermediaries in Washington, D.C.

FMC reviews 15 OTI license applications

     The U.S. Federal Maritime Commission has received 15 license applications and changes for review.    The FMC received non-vessel-operating common carrier license applications from Ever Reach Logistics, City […]

   The U.S. Federal Maritime Commission has received 15 ocean transportation intermediary license applications and changes for review.    The FMC received non-vessel-operating common carrier license applications from Global Logistic Solution Center, […]

The U.S. Federal Maritime Commission has received 15 ocean transportation intermediary license applications and changes for review.

   The U.S. Federal Maritime Commission has received 15 license applications and changes for review.    The FMC received a non-vessel-operating common carrier license application from Sea Crest Logistics San […]

Individuals knowing of a reason why an applicant should not receive a license should contact the Office of Transportation Intermediaries.

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.

   MD Logistics has become one of only a few pharmaceutical third party logistics companies in the Indianapolis area to achieve Foreign Trade Zone status with the U.S. government.    […]

The funding follows $1 million in quick release emergency relief from the department provided the day after the collapse. The Washington State Department of Transportation will use the funds to […]

   The U.S. Court of Appeals in Washington, D.C. on Tuesday rejected a request by Delta Air Lines to vacate the U.S. Export-Import Bank’s support of sales of U.S.-manufactured aircraft to […]

   Shipments of iron ore on the Great Lakes totaled 6.4 million tons in May, an increase of 15.1 percent compared to April, the Lake Carriers’ Association said.    However, […]

   The U.S. Department of Agriculture today announced actions to manage the domestic sugar surplus, as required by law, while operating the sugar program at the least cost to the […]

Developers proposing to build a new canal across the Central American country are targeting operators of large ships that will not pass even through the new set of locks being build at […]

   The shipping consultants Drewry are predicting that the westbound cargo growth in the Mediterranean-North America trade “is likely to remain poor, so more schedules between the Mediterranean and ECNA […]

   The U.S. Supreme Court ruled Thursday in favor of the American Trucking Associations (ATA) in the group’s effort to turn back the Port of Los Angeles’ efforts to regulate […]

In 2011, the port instituted a cargo facility charge (CFC) on all waterborne cargo, including empty containers. The fee is $4.95 for 20-foot containers, $9.90 for 40-foot containers, and $1.11 […]

“By restricting competition to the few U.S.-flagged ships still sailing… cargo preference adds $140 million in transportation costs (to food aid) each year,” said Rep. Ed Royce, chairman of the U.S. […]

“After years of discussions and hurdles, it’s wonderful to finally see steady progress on this critical project,” said PRPA Chairman Charles G. Kopp. “A deeper shipping channel will allow us […]

“This project can be built away from where people live and children go to school, but the City of Los Angeles wants to put it in a low-income minority neighborhood,” […]

   Shipments of coal on the Great Lakes totaled 2.6 million tons in May, a decrease of 11.3 percent compared to a year ago, according to the Lake Carriers’ Association. […]

   Cargo volumes moving from North America to North Europe picked up in the first quarter, but are “unsustainable due to the austerity measures being taken by most European governments,” […]

Operators of 60 U.S.-flag ships in the Maritime Security Program will only get about 75 percent of their normal monthly stipend in August and none in September due to sequestration of […]

News reports say a Chinese company, HK Nicaragua Canal Development Investment, is working with the Nicaraguan government on a $40 billion project that would provide a vessel transit alternative to the […]

   Gerry Wang, the chief executive officer of Seaspan, one of the world’s largest builders and charterers of containerships, told financial analysts that while freight rates are depressed, there is […]

   Masamichi Morooka, the chairman of the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS), said this week that new legislation to protect the environment could potentially cost the shipping industry $500 billion […]

   Drewry cautions that shippers may see a deterioration in service if the current price war in the ocean container industry continues.    “The carrier financials that have so far […]

      Carlile’s 700 employees will join Saltchuk’s national team of 5,500 workers. Carlile will remain a standalone company headquartered in Anchorage. Other Saltchuk Alaskan firms include Totem Ocean Trailer […]

   Four, 50,000 DWT Jones Act product tankers being built by General Dynamic’s NASSCO shipyard in San Diego for American Petroleum Tankers will be “LNG-conversion-ready. Construction of the first tanker […]

   The NVOCC CaroTrans said it has entered into a strategic alliance with Multifreight Consolidator System, Inc. (MFCSI), an NVOCC in the Philippines market.    CaroTrans said the two companies […]

   Germanishcher Lloyd has designed a ship called “C-Dragon” that has design layout features considered to have an effect on container movement times. The ship is designed to have capacity of […]

   The American Association of Railroads (AAR) and National Industrial Transportation League (NIT League) last week sparred over proposed changes in railroad regulation.    The AAR, which represents the country’s […]

The plan raises the local share of the $733 million project from $189 million to $383 million, with $95 million of that increase for terminal improvements necessary to accommodate the deeper […]

The Truck Operators Independent Contractor Act would prevent trucking companies from misclassifying truckers as a way to avoid workers’ rights and employer responsibilities, including unemployment and Social Security contributions.

   The U.S. Commerce Department has found shippers of certain frozen shrimp in China, India, Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam receive government subsidies, while those in Ecuador and Indonesia do not. […]

The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey implemented the controversial $4.05-per-TEU Cargo Facility Charge in 2011 to help pay for road and rail infrastructure, as well as security at the port.

   The Mexican government is stepping up its implementation of recently introduced streamline audit procedures for the verification of textile products entering the country.    The procedures seek to avoid […]

   Vice President Joe Biden and Haitian President Michel Martelly signed a Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA) this week in Port of Spain which will provide a forum for […]

   The World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) has upgraded the United States’ risk classification for bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE), or “mad cow” disease, to negligible risk.    “This is a […]

The authority said the new service will allow vessels to arrive at the canal much closer to their scheduled transit times, allowing them to remain at anchor for less time before […]

    An antitrust litigation firm based in Houston said it has filed a nationwide class action law suit against some of the world’s largest vehicle shipping companies, alleging price fixing of […]

   U.S. steel imports increased 4.2 percent in April compared to March, according to preliminary government reporting analyzed by the American Institute for International Steel (AIIS).    “Imports increased in […]

   President Obama’s plans to overhaul food aid by allowing more regional and local purchase of food may be revised because of congressional opposition.    An article appearing in on […]

   An accident last year that occurred when the Foss ship Delta Mariner struck the Eggner’s Ferry Bridge in Kentucky was caused by the reliance of the vessel’s bridge team […]

Three people were pulled from the river with minor injuries. Chief John Batiste of the Washington State Patrol said early indications were that a truck struck the overhead of the […]

   HSH Nordbank, one of the world’s leading shipping banks, said Wednesday it is has developed “an innovative financing solution for vessels, which are either in insolvency already or on […]

Auggie Tellez, executive vice president of the Seafarers International Union, said in testimony the U.S.-flag vessel industry already lost a third of food aid cargo last year because of a […]

   The National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration said Monday it had forwarded to the U.S. Coast Guard a new report about 36 sunken vessels scattered across the U.S. seafloor that […]

   Drewry is predicting an increase in slow steaming by container carriers.    “Although slow steaming continues to be a contentious issue with shippers, more is on the way as […]

Lars Jensen, chief executive officer of SeaIntel Maritime Analysis, writes that “From a service quality perspective, the data thus support the shippers’ notion that this is becoming a significant issue […]

Xinhua quoted He Jianzhong, China’s vice minister of transportation, as saying the government would assist companies in several ways, including offering subsidies to encourage retirement of old ships to reduce […]

   Port Corpus Christi says it has been a leading port for imports of wind energy turbine components since 2006, but last week handled components for export for the first […]

   Remember back to 1996 when Maersk introduced the 6,400-TEU Regina Maersk to the Europe-Asia trade?    Then the vessel was considered the giant of the sea, unable to fit […]

Once developed, the mine, which is located about 550 kilometers south of the capital city Ulaanbaatar, will be one of the largest copper mines in the world. It will also count as […]

U.S. exports of transportation equipment, petroleum and coal products, processed food, and computers and electronics have risen to Colombia, while U.S. farmers saw growth for soybean, wheat, grape, pork, and […]

   The Coast Guard has completed an environmental assessment of a plan by the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey to increase the clearance or “air draft” beneath […]

   Heavy ice cover on the Great Lakes that stretched well into April slowed resumption of the region’s limestone trade, according to the Lake Carriers’ Association.    Shipments totaled only 1.8 […]

   The U.S. Grains Council (USGC), along with the National Corn Growers Association (NCGA), MAIZAR, representing Argentinian producers and the maize supply chain, and ABRAMILHO (Brazilian Association of Corn Producers) […]

   Undersecretary of Commerce for International Trade Francisco Sánchez will lead a civil nuclear trade policy mission to Vietnam and China, May 17-23.    Representatives from 18 companies, law firms, […]

   The Montreal Port Authority said the Canadian Coast Guard has authorized the passage of vessels up to 44 meters wide in the Quebec-Montreal section of the St. Lawrence navigation […]

Matsuda    David T. Matsuda, head of the Maritime Administration, plans to leave the agency at the end of the month.    In a memorandum sent to industry leaders to […]