FMC reviews 14 OTI applications, revokes 4 licenses
The U.S. Federal Maritime Commission has received 14 ocean transportation intermediary license applications for review.
The agency received non-vessel-operating common carrier license applications from Federal Cargo, Miami (Guido Cardoso Jr., president); CCL Customs Service, Inglewood, Calif. (Roger Chiu-Chou Lee, president); Mahomi Cargo Express Corp., Miami (Cinthya Izaguirre, vice president); Cross Country Van Lines, Ridgefield, N.J. (Raphael Polonia, proprietor); and Suncargo, National City, Calif. (Eulogio M. Demonteverde Jr., president).
The FMC received NVO/ocean freight forwarder license applications from Logistics Unlimited, Costa Mesa, Calif. (Ted Shown, president); Freight Brokers Global Services, Far Rockaway, N.Y. (Michael Francis Molfetta, president); Ground Ocean Air Logistics, Miami (Eric J. Williams, president); Eastern Mercantile, Virginia Beach, Va. (Richard S. Huang, president); and Cargocom USA, Miami (Alberto Ortiz, president).
The agency also received ocean freight forwarder license applications from Solarian Logistics International, Houston (Ezequiel Dario Pitty, partner); Reliable Enterprises, Houston (Godsway Amedzrovi, manager); Centro America Envos, Miami (Martha Cecilia Arana, president); and Atwimah Shipping, Bronx, N.Y. (ATA Aduna, sole proprietor.
Persons knowing of any reason why an applicant should not receive an OTI license are urged to contact the FMC’s Office of Transportation Intermediaries in Washington at (202) 523-5843.
The FMC revoked four OTI licenses for failure to maintain valid bonds. The affected firms are Bermuda Freight Systems, Kearny, N.J.; Elteha International U.S.A., Los Angeles; GAP Forwarding, Miami; and Profes System Inc., Jamaica, N.Y.