FMC reviews 36 OTI license applications

The U.S. Federal Maritime Commission has received 36 ocean transportation intermediary license applications and changes for review.    The U.S. Federal Maritime Commission has received 36 ocean transportation intermediary license applications and changes for review.
   The FMC received non-vessel-operating common carrier license applications from Blue Point Line, Houston, Texas (Gustavo Kolmel, manager); Exact Services, Germantown, Md. (Elias N. Branco, member); Guatecargo Network, Miami, Fla. (Miguel E. Garcia, president); Ibpacks, Fort Lauderdale, Fla. (Brenda H. Roe, treasurer); La Isabela, Embarque Corp., Paterson, N.J. (Robert Guerra, president); Priva Logistics, Hicksville, N.Y. (Priyanka Dutta, president); and WLT Logistics, Harbor City, Calif. (Nanette L. Victoriano, president). 
   The agency received NVO/ocean freight forwarder license applications from A1 Worldwide Logistics, Miami Lakes, Fla. (Robert J. Simmons, president); Able Moving and Storage, Manassas, Va. (James B. Singleton, vice president); Anderson CHB & Transportation Solutions, Addison, Ill. (Debra L. Anderson, manager); Bertling Logistics Services, Humble, Texas (John Hark, president); Centro Spedizioni Internazionali Logistics USA, Houston, Texas (Nikki Maki, assistant vice president); Move It Logistics, Orlando, Fla. (Anna Szwast, member); Princess Cargo Corp., Miami, Fla. (Maria Lorena Pino, secretary); RP Logistics, Rancho Dominguez, Calif. (Peter Y. Kim, manager); Sea & Shore Shipping, Oldsmar, Fla. (Debra M. Caesh, president); and UPM Global, Gardena, Calif. (Christina Noh, secretary). 
   The FMC also received ocean freight forwarder license applications from 7 Seas Supply Chain Management Corp., Long Island City, N.Y. (Hector Grajales, president); AMC Freight Forwarder Corp., Elk Grove Village, Ill. (Buyanbat Aetangerel, president); Complete Carriers, Albany, Ga. (Patrick Collins, logistics manager); and Convoy Express, Nanuet, N.Y. (Julien Lecadou, member).
   In addition, the agency received applications for changes to a qualifying individual from ACL America, Gardena, Calif. (Chang K. Kim, chief financial officer); Anchor Express, Bensenville, Ill. (Jakub Ligeza, president); CEVA Freight, Houston, Texas (Mark Carlson, vice president of ocean); Evans and Wood & Co., Houston, Texas (Marlo Wood, assistant secretary); Fast Track Worldwide Logistics, Miami, Fla. (Pedro Barbera, director); Herco Freight Forwarders, Miami, Fla. (James A. Shannon, secretary officer); Infinity Moving & Storage, New York, N.Y. (Raz Sapir, president); Kenter Logistics USA, Burlingame, Calif. (Charlene Brasher, manager); QTX Logistics, Cerritos, Calif. (Christina H. Suen, vice president); and UTI, United States, Long Beach, Calif. (James C. Rinchiuso Jr., vice president of ocean forwarding for the Americas); for a name change to Iajad Logistics Corp. from CJ Services International Corp., Doral, Fla. (Carla L. Imach, president); for the addition of trade name KPL Logis, from Cargois, Franklin Park, Ill. (Souck-Sin Lee, treasurer) and ICS Worldwide from I.C.S. Customs Service, Elk Grove Village, Ill. (David A. Sharpe, secretary); and for transfers from Navterra, Troy, Mich. (Maureen D. Agius, vice president) to NAV Logistics Group, and Smile Cha, La Palma, Calif. (Hyunmi Cha, manager) to Optimoto.
   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.
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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.