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FMC reviews 5 OTI license applications

· Thursday, April 18, 2013

   The U.S. Federal Maritime Commission has received five license applications for review.
   The FMC received a non-vessel-operating common carrier license application from Iris International USA, Haworth, N.J. (Chang Gil Kim, member).
   The agency also received NVO-ocean freight forwarder license applications from Ashimiyu Alowanle, Rockford, Minn. (Ashimiyu Alowonle, sole proprietor); Direct Express Intermodal, Atlanta (James J. Briles III, president); and Grupo Delpa Corp., Doral, Fla. (Alfred J. Silva, vice president).
   In addition, the FMC received an ocean freight forwarder license application from AGLI Maritime Ltd., Bensenville, Ill. (Melissa Smith, 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 at (202) 523-5843.

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.