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FMC reviews 19 OTI license applications

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 B&O Logistics, Torrance, Calif. (Seung T. Hwang, president); GSD Logistics, Houston (Marc S. Theobald, president); Morgan USA Logistics, Jamaica, N.Y. (James Kwok, secretary); Murphy Shipping & Commercial Services, Houston (June Adams, vice president); Summit Freight International, Marietta, Ga. (Tina Chio, chief executive officer); and Transmodal Int'l Freight Consultants, Mississauga, Ontario (Sanjeey Bhalla, president).

   The agency received NVO-ocean freight forwarder license applications from Charity Cargo, Pearl City, Hawaii (Jessie A. Luga, member); ENC New York, Jamaica, N.Y. (Kwang Y. Choi, president); Global Trade & Customs, Long Beach, Calif. (Marc Sullivan, president); and Guywillship, Laurelton, N.Y. (Donald Bristol, president).

   The FMC also received ocean freight forwarder license applications from Chaucer Freight, Bensenville, Ill. (Kathy Orzechowski, operations director); Taymegs Impex, Arlington, Texas (Michael O. Famuyide, president); and WWI International Corp., Hoffmann Estates, Ill. (Syed O. Ahmed, president).

   In addition, the agency received applications for changes to qualifying individuals from GreenLine Trade, Bellevue, Wash. (Irina A. Shneyder, chief operating officer); and Quality Express, Torrance, Calif. (Joseph C. Lam, president); for trade name changes from Argents Air Express Ltd., Hilton Head Island, S.C. (Bradley W. Pinkham, vice president); Toll Group Forwarding (Americas), Carteret, N.J. (Myles O'Brien, chief executive officer); and Universal Logistics Solutions International, Hoffmann Estates, Ill. (Virginia M. Kidawa, vice president); and for a license transfer from Major Consolidation, Jamaica, N.Y. (Wei-Dong Lu, president).

   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 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.