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FMC reviews 12 OTI license applications

The U.S. Federal Maritime Commission has received 12 ocean transportation intermediary license applications and changes for review.

   The U.S. Federal Maritime Commission has received 12 ocean transportation intermediary license applications and changes for review.
   The FMC received non-vessel-operating common carrier license applications from Adwaj Import Export, Houston (Jamiu A. Adebajo, manager); Amrit Seair Express Private Ltd., New Delhi, India (Satnam S. Sodhi, director); Balikbayan International, Joiliet, Ill. (Edward Anthony R. Baronia, secretary); Roar Logistics, Buffalo, N.Y. (Nancy C. Dempsey, secretary); and Store 1980, El Monte, Calif. (Hong “Jackie” Cheng, member); and an ocean freight forwarder license application from United Moving and Storage, Bremerton, Wash. (Melissa Root, vice president of international logistics).
   The agency also received applications for changes to qualifying individuals from American River Logistics, Melville, N.Y. (Sarah Reynolds, vice president); Leeward USA, New York (Abbas S. Azher, vice president); Sea Cargo, Long Beach, Calif. (Shane J. Kennedy, president); and Versatile International Corp., El Monte, Calif. (Jie Chen, chief executive officer); for a business structure change from Chau Thai, Hayward, Calif. (Chau L. Thai, president) to Transpacific Global Logistics Corp.; and for the addition of trade names Rolasa Miami and Aqua Logistics from Krystal Logistics USA, Miami (Andres E. Valdano, 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.