FMC collects $305,000 in civil penalties

FMC collects $305,000 in civil penalties    The U.S. Federal Maritime Commission said it has collected $305,000 in civil penalties from five ocean transportation intermediaries for various violations of the 1984 Shipping Act.
   The firms and accessed penalties are:
   * Topocean Consolidation Service in Los Angeles — $140,000.
   * Cosa Freight in City of Industry, Calif. — $60,000.
   * Aces Ltd. and Northeast Consolidators, both of Scituate, Mass. — $55,000.
   * Air Parcel Express of Miami —    $25,000.
   * Nations Express in Charlotte, N.C. — $25,000.