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.
FMC collects $305,000 in civil penalties
