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FMC reviews 9 OTI applications, revokes 3 licenses

FMC reviews 9 OTI applications, revokes 3 licenses

   The U.S. Federal Maritime Commission has received nine ocean transportation intermediary license applications from review.

   The agency received non-vessel-operating common carrier license applications from Harborside Logistics, Portland, Maine (Christopher Robinson, president); Baycor International, Houston (Jorge A. Aponte, president); Fastland Shipping, Los Angeles (Adel Y. Abdelmooti, president); and Fremart International, City of Industry, Calif. (Jin Zhao, president).

   The FMC received an NVO/ocean freight forwarder license application from MTGLOBAL, Carson, Calif. (Cynthia K. Narksuriya, chief executive officer); and ocean freight forwarder license applications from Scanwell Logistics, Elk Grove Village, Ill. (Dennis Choy, president); Legero International Houston, Houston (Elwin Cornelisse, managing director); Scanwell Logistics, Columbus, Ohio (Dennis Choy, president); and BDP International, Jacksonville, Fla. (Bahtiyar Yurdakul, president).

   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 the OTI licenses of Eurocargo Express, Los Angeles; Sig M. Glukstad, Miami; and Victory Van Lines, Staten Island, N.Y., for failure to maintain valid bonds.