FMC to review 17 OTI license applications

FMC to review 17 OTI license applications    The U.S. Federal Maritime Commission has received 17 ocean transportation intermediary license applications for review.
   The agency received non-vessel-operating common carrier license applications from Boston Shipping Enterprises, Brooklyn, N.Y. (Hugh Boston, president); DVN Carriers, Bellaire, Texas (C. Rider Griwold, limited partner); TUG New York, Valley Stream, N.Y. (Robert Hslang Lin Wu, president); Sunitrans Logistics Private Ltd., Mumbai, India (Changaram Ramesh Santosh, chairman/president); Ocean & Sky International Freight A Partnership, Las Vegas (Sophann Chum, owner); and President Container Line, Los Angeles (Chang-Yeh Tsai, president).
   The FMC received NVO-ocean freight forwarder license applications from ZLN North America, Norfolk, Va. (Tommy Stramer, chief executive officer); Atlas Logistics (USA), Middleburg Heights, Ohio (Edward M. Zarefoss, owner); Affordable Global Shipping, Houston (Vivian No Nsonma Iheonye, general manager); and America’s Cargo Logistics, Floral Park, N.Y. (William A. Nichols, president).
   The agency received ocean freight forwarder license applications from Sunshine Service International, Jamaica, N.Y. (Maia Stoichkov, owner); Embarques Colonial Corp., Miami (Daisy Lantigua, president); Savitas Express, Pomona, Calif. (Peiyu Huang, president); Globaltransol, Poughkeepsie, N.Y. (Eric K. Gnakadja, president); Awilda Shipping Corp., Corona, N.Y. (Jesucito Parra, supervisor); Arrow Worldwide, Tacoma, Wash. (Virginia Casto, member); and Journey Moving and Storage Corp., East Brunswick, N.J. (Doreen Dragin, 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.
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