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FMC reviews 8 OTI license applications

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

   The U.S. Federal Maritime Commission has received eight ocean transportation intermediary license applications and changes for review.
   The FMC received a non-vessel-operating common carrier license application from Besco Shippers, Philadelphia (Ludlow A. Harding, president); and Quantum Freight Logistics, Los Angeles (Henry Ho, president).
   The agency also received NVO/ocean freight forwarder license applications from Global Holdings Group Corp., Miami (Gustavo Belgrano, president); Shelter Int, Fernandina, Fla. (Andrew Ciccarone, member); and Sierra Cargo, Houston (Moataz Kesba, manager); and an ocean freight forwarder license application from Global Shipping Co., Cincinnati (Danny McKee, member).
   In addition, the FMC agency also received an application for changes to a qualifying individual from Hyundai Logistics (USA), La Mirada, Calif. (Gino J. Choi, vice president); and Neutral Sea, Doral, Fla. (Alexander Tellez, 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.