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   The U.S. Federal Maritime Commission has received 19 license applications and changes for review.    The FMC received non-vessel-operating common carrier license applications from Damco A/S, Madiso, N.J. (James Percival, compliance officer); Interact Moving Services, Cooper City, Fla. (Maria I. Perugini, president); La Solucion Cargo Express Corp., Hollywood, Fla. (Hermogenes R. Simo, president); Pegasus Logistics […]

   The U.S. Federal Maritime Commission has received 19 license applications and changes for review.     The FMC received non-vessel-operating common carrier license applications from Apex Maritime Co., Houston (Vicky Cheung, president); Awilda Shipping, Corona, N.Y. (Inocencia Del Villar, president); Econshippers, Silver Spring, Md. (Mario Theranus, president); Equipsa, Miami (Isabel C. Montejo, general manager); Innocent P. […]

The U.S. Federal Maritime Commission has received 19 ocean transportation intermediary license applications and changes for review.

FMC reviews 19 OTI license applications

   The U.S. Federal Maritime Commission has received 19 license applications and changes for review.    The FMC received non-vessel-operating common carrier license applications from Evastar, Daytona Beach, Fla. (Eva M. Piper, member); Relaciones Cibaeno Express, Jackson Heights, N.Y. (Ygnacio Valdez, president); and Sigmai (Asia) Ltd., Hong Kong (Amir Demri, director).    The agency received […]

Information why an applicant should not receive a license may be given to the Office of Transportation Intermediaries.

FMC reviews 19 OTI license applications

   The U.S. Federal Maritime Commission has received 19 license applications and changes for review.     The FMC received non-vessel-operating common carrier license applications from DRV Cargo Express, Miami (Dante R. Viggiano, president); Jolly Forwarding USA, Baldwin Park, Calif. (Urdelia C. Linayao, secretary); Pegasus Logistics Group, Coppell, Texas (Kenneth C. Beam, president); Reliable Shipping Agency, Brooklyn […]

   The U.S. Federal Maritime Commission has received 19 license applications and changes for review.    The FMC received non-vessel-operating common carrier license applications AGS Cargo USA, Doral, Fla. (Nathalie Diaz, secretary); Albarq Shipping Services, Stanton, Calif. (Denise E. Scott, president); Always Affordable Shipping, Hazlet, N.J. (Christopher L. Loux, member); Brian Hsu, Hayward, Calif. (Brian […]

Individuals knowing of any reason why an applicant should not receive an OTI license or amendment are urged to contact the Office of Transportation Intermediaries.

In the main east-west trades, reliability increased by 1.7 percent from Asia to Europe and by 1.4 percent on the transpacific eastbound trade. This development was particularly driven by Mediterranean Shipping Co., according to SeaIntel.

Capacity declined by 6.1 percent. For the year, freight volumes are down 4 percent, with capacity off by 3.4 points, according to the Association of Asia Pacific Airlines, and reflected by three of the region’s busiest carriers.

   The Port of Portland in Oregon said Saturday a union representing 25 security workers at marine terminals reached a contract settlement, averting a strike that would have shut down three of the port’s terminals.    The port authority said with the the assistance of the Oregon State Conciliator Bob Nightingale it was able to […]

Head of the nation’s second largest container port recently said employers who operate marine terminals and the union representing longshoremen are working hand-in-hand in Southern California to maximize efficiency of cargo flows.

   The ocean carrier Hapag-Lloyd has now added a new port call at Qingdao, China, and a seventh vessel to its weekly AME service between Asia and Mexico.     Roundtrip voyage time on the AME has increased from 42 days to 49 days and transit times in both directions on the service have been increased […]

   American Steamship Owners Mutual Protection and Indemnity Association (American Club) said it will increase premiums 10 percent on all classes of premium (mutual and fixed-premium) for both protection and indemnity insurance and freight, demurrage and defense insurance for the policy year starting Feb. 20.    The company said its directors decided on the increase after looking […]

   A.P. Moller-Maersk says it plans to maintain its leading position in the shipping business, even as it increases investment in other sectors.    In a interview on CNN on Thanksgiving Day, A.P. Moller – Maersk Group CEO Nils S. Andersen commented on the group’s strategy, confirming his commitment to remain the world leader in […]

   The freight forwarder and third party logistics services company Damco said Monday it has released a new optimization tool aimed at vastly reducing the amount of time it takes a shipper to make changes to its supply chain.    The tool is meant to be seen as the strategic lever for the company’s Damco […]

   The containership ZIM Luanda arrived for the first time to the Port of Ashdod in Israel last week as part of the ZCA service’s new rotation.    The Israeli carrier said the ship discharged food, chemicals, paper, resin, and defense supplies from New York, Savannah, and Halifax and took onboard several hundred containers to export […]

   After a nine-month test phase, time:matters, the time-critical subsidiary of Lufthansa Cargo, has introduced its Emergency.Solutions offering to customers in the automotive, aviation, engineering, and oil and gas industries.    The new service is part of Lufthansa Cargo’s premium product. Though time:matters is handling the new offering, future additions could be outsourced to industry […]