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FMC reviews 11 OTI license applications

The U.S. Federal Maritime Commission has received 11 ocean transportation intermediary license applications and changes for review.

   The U.S. Federal Maritime Commission has received 11 ocean transportation intermediary license applications and changes for review.
   The FMC received a non-vessel-operating common carrier/ocean freight forwarder license application from JK Freight Logistics, Buena Park, Calif. (Joon Y. Kim, president).
   The agency received NVO/ocean freight forwarder license applications from Delta Group International, Suwanee, Ga. (Carmel D. Compton, president); and Fandel Enterprises, Newark, N.J. (Yvonne Elondo, vice president).
   The FMC also received ocean freight forwarder license applications from LDC Import & Export, Bloomingdale, Ill. (Mounir Zamzaoui, president); Reginald V. Stewart, Houston, Texas (Reginald V. Stewart, sole proprietor); Reliable Van & Storage Co., Elizabeth, N.J. (Peter J. Toscano, president); and United Holding GRP, Miami, Fla. (Joel L. Porrua, manager/member).
   In addition, the agency received license applications for changes to qualifying individuals from Allstate Int’l Freight USA, Gardena, Calif. (Jinnie Han, secretary); Baron Worldwide, Centennial, Colo. (Shmuel H. Bassin, vice president); Monfreight, Danvers, Mass. (Daniel T. Feeney, vice president); and UTI, United States, Long Beach, Calif. (George P. Hassapis, assistant secretary).
   Persons knowing of any reason why an applicant should not receive an OTI license or amendment are urged to contact the FMC’s Office of Transportation Intermediaries in Washington, D.C. at (202) 523-5843. Lists of licensed OTIs (applications approved, bonds in place and fully licensed) — both ocean freight forwarders and NVOs — are also available on the FMC website.

Chris Gillis

Located in the Washington, D.C. area, Chris Gillis primarily reports on regulatory and legislative topics that impact cross-border trade. He joined American Shipper in 1994, shortly after graduating from Mount St. Mary’s College in Emmitsburg, Md., with a degree in international business and economics.