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FMC reviews nine OTI license applications

FMC reviews nine OTI license applications

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

   The agency received non-vessel-operating common carrier license applications from North American Cargo, Queens Village, N.Y. (Jacob T. Puthenparambil, president); Crane Logistics, Jamaica, N.Y. (Mae K. Tam, president); Wanda Shipping Co., Jamaica, N.Y. (Weigang Yan, president); and RMI Global Logistics, Chicago (Peter Scholten, president).

   The FMC received NVO/ocean freight forwarder license applications from Transec International, Bellevue, Wash. (Robert T. Guinan, president); and Rojay World Freight, Valley Stream, N.Y. (Roy Magee, managing director).

   The agency also received ocean freight forwarder license applications from Technology Ventures Inc., Warren, Mich. (Constance E. Blair, president); Earthlink Cargo and Customs Service, Inglewood, Calif. (Pete Pang, sole proprietor); and Intercorp Forwarders, Long Island, N.Y. (Robert Stettner, president).

   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.

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.