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FMC REVIEWS 14 OTI LICENSE APPLICATIONS

Chris Gillis
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Key Takeaways:

  • The U.S. Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) is reviewing 14 new ocean transportation intermediary (OTI) license applications.
  • The applications are for non-vessel-operating common carrier (NVOCC), ocean freight forwarder (OFF), and combined NVOCC/OFF licenses.
  • Companies from various U.S. cities, including Miami, Jamaica, N.Y., and Inglewood, Calif., are among the applicants.
  • The FMC is soliciting public input regarding any reasons why these applicants should not receive an OTI license.
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FMC REVIEWS 14 OTI LICENSE APPLICATIONS    The U.S. Federal Maritime Commission has received 14 ocean transportation intermediary license applications.
   The agency received non-vessel-operating common carrier applications from Atallah Business Group (Betsy De Los Angeles Perez-Diaz, secretary), based in Miami; Famous Target Logistics (Rendi Li, vice president), based in Jamaica, N.Y.; Scarbrough International Express Lines (Sean Kevin Scarbrough, president), of Kansas City, Mo.; Panex Logistics International (U.S.A.) (Chul Heui Choi, president), of Ingelwood, Calif.; Embarque Bella Vista (Diego Rivera, president), based in Bronx, N.Y.; CRC Universal (Carlos L. Mulet, president), of Miami; J.M.P. Shipping (Jeffrey Paul Patterson, managing member), of Carol Gables, Fla.; Savant International Logistics (Hal Robbins, vice president), of Jamaica, N.Y.; and FMI Container Lines (David Shin, president), of Inglewood, Calif.
   The FMC received combined NVO/ocean freight forwarder license applications from Fast Track Worldwide Logistics (Alberto A. Rodriguez, secretary), of Miami; and Latek Logistics (Behcet Tuysuzogu, president), of Secaucus, N.J.
   The agency received ocean freight forwarder license applications from All American Cargo Services Nicaraguenses (Martha Elizabeth Rivas, treasurer), of Miami; A.Y. Transport (Amit Ezyoni, chief executive officer), of San Jose, Calif.; and Transworld Logistics and Shipping Services (Michael Veynberg, treasurer), of Iselin, N.J.
   Persons knowing of any reason why these applicants should not receive an OTI license are urged to contact the FMC’s Office of Transportation Intermediaries in Washington at (202) 523-5843.

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.