CECIL TO HEAD NEW NCBFAA NVOCC COMMITTEE

CECIL TO HEAD NEW NCBFAA NVOCC COMMITTEE    The National Customs Brokers and Forwarders Association of America has named Maurine Cecil chairman of its newly formed non-vessel-operating common carrier committee.
   Cecil is also regional vice president of Long Beach, Calif.-based American Shipping Co., and president of the Los Angeles Customs Brokers & Freight Forwarders Association.
   The NCBFAA membership created the NVOCC committee during its recent annual conference in San Antonio in March. The key areas of the committee are:
   * U.S. Bureau of Customs and Border Protection’s advance manifest regulation.
   * Rate discrimination by liner carriers and their associations.
   * Effect of China’s new international maritime transportation regulations.
   * Antitrust immunity of liner carriers.
   * Elimination of tariff requirements.
   “While NVOCCs share a number of common issues and challenges with forwarders, there are also a number of areas unique to this part of the logistics community that deserve the focused attention of a dedicated group,” Cecil said.