FMC reviews 27 OTI license applications

FMC reviews 27 OTI license applications The U.S. Federal Maritime Commission has received 27 ocean transportation intermediary license applications for review.
   The agency received non-vessel-operating common carrier license applications from Manufacturing Equipment & Tools Export, Miami (Enrique Schmid, director/president); Ocean Cargo Logistics Group, Miami (Juan C. Gonzalez, member/manager); Gruden USA, Hoboken, N.J. (Carmella De Primo, vice president); American Trailer Express, Doral, Fla. (Roberto Faith, president); O.T.S. Logistics, Gardena, Calif. (Nol E. Burger, president); Tomcar Investment USA, North Lauderdale, Fla. (Orlando Cabrera, president); Alfa International Logistics, South San Francisco, Calif. (Sophie Chen, chief executive officer); and Transitex International Ltd. Co., Abidjan, Ivory Coast (Kan R. Nguessan, owner).
   The FMC received NVO-ocean freight forwarder license applications from Consolidators International, Los Angeles (Ronen Donde, vice president); Fluent Logistics, Summerville, S.C. (Hugh R. Parrish, president); FS Goodship, Elk Grove Village, Ill. (Robert Villiard, president); Overseas Cargo, Boca Raton, Fla. (Suramya T. Atapattu, president); Dimar International Cargo Corp., Miami (Rafael A. Marmolejos, president); Mainfreight, Carson, Calif. (Christopher A. Coppersmith, president); Woojin Global Logistics USA, Rancho Dominguez, Calif. (Eric S. Lee, chief financial officer); Konig International Logistics, Doral, Fla. (Macro A. Guerra Jr., president); SM Logistics, Mirada, Calif. (Asdin Ng, president); Synergetic Specialty Logistics, Bensenville, Ill. (Eric G. Zerrudo, president); All Transport, Miami (Marie Lynet Lopez, president); P.O. Box International/U.S.A., Miami (Oscar F. Gonzalez, president); Intersea Transport, Bensenville, Ill. (Jo Soon Chung, president); CNS Logistics, Rancho Dominguez, Calif. (Soo Yeon Yoon, chief executive officer); AAA Intercontinental Cargo, Webster, Texas (Meheddin O. Meirkhan, president); and United Logistics Corp., Alpharetta, Ga. (Jason S. Ewing, secretary).
   The agency also received ocean freight forwarder license applications from ICAT Logistics, Elkridge, Mo. (Christian N. Cser, ocean freight director); Express Shipping Logistics, Glen Ellyn, Ill. (Abedaslam H. Ayesh, president); and River City Global Logistics, Erlanger, Texas (Sean Brandenburg, member/manager).
Persons knowing of any reason why an applicant should not receive an OTI license are urged to contact the FMC's Office of Transportation Intermediaries in Washington at (202) 523-5843.
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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.