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FMC reviews 3 OTI license applications

   The U.S. Federal Maritime Commission has received three ocean transportation intermediary license applications and a change for review.
   The FMC received a non-vessel-operating common carrier license application from Zhejiang Sunmarr International Transportation Co., City of Industry, Calif. (Ya Liu, deputy general manager); and an ocean freight forwarder license application from Gator Source and Supply Co., Miami (Victor Rickard, president).
   The agency also received an application for a change to a qualifying individual from LTA Import & Export, Miami (Annette Trimino, vice 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.