FMC REVIEWS 13 OTI LICENSE APPLICATIONS, 18 LICENSES REVOKED

FMC REVIEWS 13 OTI LICENSE APPLICATIONS, 18 LICENSES REVOKED    The U.S. Federal Maritime Commission will review 13 firm’s license applications to become ocean transportation intermediaries.
   Companies requesting a non-vessel-operating common carrier OTI license are A.C.T. Logistics, Jamaica, N.Y., Annie Chik, president; Concord Express, Hawthorne, Calif., Joseph Chang, chairman; Kase Logistics, Buena Park, Calif., Kun Kai Chang, president; Speedway Freight Services, Jamaica, N.Y., Woong Chol Kang, president; Bestway Logistics, Gardena, Calif., Shine Daniel Lee, president; and J&B Logistics, Carson, Calif., OK B. Park, president.
   Companies requesting a NVO/ocean freight forwarder OTI license are Alliance Overseas Shipping, Brooklyn, N.Y., James Hubert, president; Bahaghari, Glendora, Calif., Leandro R. Dinglasan, president; Louisiana Forwarder, Kenner, La., Alba L. Labrano, partner; Hansen Shipping, Decatur, Ga., Peter Aaro-Hansen, president; International Freight Logistics, Los Angeles, Clemencia T. Hilvano, president; Washington Movers, Lorton, Va., Sam R. Ghanem, president; and Continental Logistic Service, Los Angeles, Cindy H. Shin.
   Persons knowing of any reason why an applicant should receive a license are asked to contact the FMC’s Office of Transportation Intermediaries in Washington at (202) 523-5843.
   The FMC also revoked 16 OTI licenses for failure to maintain valid bonds. Two firms voluntarily surrendered their OTI licenses to the agency.
   These firms are Altamar Shipping Services, Tampa, Fla.; ENC, Gardena, Calif.; Glo Best World Wide Shipping, Jamaica, N.Y.; Lion Cargo Brokers, Medley, Fla.; Triways Shipping Lines, Hawthorne, Calif.; Willmar International, Bluffton, Ohio; FNC International, San Francisco; Pike Shipping Co., New Orleans; Fernant Export Shipping, New York; Baltimore Shipping Co., Baltimore; Miriam Martinez, San Juan, Puerto Rico; Mega-Trans, Rahway, N.J.; Page International, Garden City, Ga.; Marine Agency of Tampa, Tampa, Fla.; David K. Lindemuth, San Francisco; Charles Happel, New York; Fred P. Gaskell Co., Norfolk, Va.; and Varko International, Medley, Fla.