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FMC reviews 13 OTI license applications

The U.S. Federal Maritime Commission has received 13 ocean transportation intermediary license applications and changes for review.

   The U.S. Federal Maritime Commission has received 13 ocean transportation intermediary license applications and changes for review.
   The FMC received a non-vessel-operating common carrier application from Agape Shipping Network, Pasadena, Calif. (Tina Lee, president).
   The agency received NVO/ocean freight forwarder license applications from International Master Group, Doral, Fla. (Jorge E. Morejon, member); New Transport USA, Miami, Fla. (Maria D. Hurtado, manager); and Ruby Shipping USA, Houston, Texas (Barbara C. Mozie, director).
   The FMC also received ocean freight forwarder licence applications from Consign World Wide Transport, Miami, Fla. (Sonia E. Rullier, member); and Relomark, Leesburg, Va. (Daisy E. Casares, president).
   In addition, the agency received applications for changes to qualifying individuals from APL Logistics International Services, Scottsdale, Ariz. (William K. Villalon, president); Globe Express Service, Charlotte, N.C. (Tiffany Sessoms, senior pricing manager); LF Freight (USA), Jamaica, N.Y. (Matthew R. Haffner, vice president); and Seafair International Logistics, Monterey Park, Calif. (William Yang, vice president); for transfers to Neway Forwarding Co. from Eugene Kim, Brea, Calif. (Eugene Kim, chief executive officer); and Sojtiz Logistics Corp. of America from Met Logistics, Itasca, Ill. (Timothy Campbell, president); and for a name change from LLK Logistics USA, Jamaica, N.Y. (Metin Nerkis, president) to Compass Logistics Int’l.
   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.