The Federal Maritime Commission said the following have filed applications for a license as a Non-Vessel-Operating Common Carrier (NVO) and/or Ocean Freight Forwarder (OFF)-Ocean Transportation Intermediary (OTI) pursuant to section 19 of the Shipping Act of 1984. The FMC also gave notice of the filing of applications to amend an existing OTI license or the qualifying individual for a license. Interested persons may contact the Office of Transportation Intermediaries, Federal Maritime Commission, Washington, D.C. 20573, at 202-523-5843 or at OTI@fmc.gov.
The Federal Maritime Commission is expected to make a decision by July 1, 2014, on a complaint filed by Seagull Maritime Agencies against Gren Automotive, Centrus Automotive Distributors and Liu Shao. The complaint alleges Seagull is owed $63,010.68 for transportation, customs duties, and other services. According to the complaint, Gren requested the shipping services with Centrus named as the ultimate consignee. Seagull fulfilled the services but was never paid, it said. The proceeding was assigned to the Office of Administrative Law Judges, which is expected to issue an initial decision by Nov. 29, 2013. Seagull is represented by Henry Gonzalez of Gonzalez del Valle Law.
The Federal Maritime Commission released a notice of the filing of the following agreement under the Shipping Act of 1984. Interested parties may submit comments on the agreements to the Secretary, Federal Maritime Commission, Washington, DC 20573, within 10 days.
Trade using surface transportation between the U.S. and Canada and Mexico was down 3.2 percent in December 2012 compared to December 2011, reaching $71.9 billion, according to the Bureau of Transportation Statistics of the U.S. Department of Transportation. BTS said $48 billion of the U.S.'s trade with Canada and Mexico moved by truck in December, $13.7 billion moved by rail, and $5.7 billion by pipeline. U.S.-Canada surface trade was $42.1 billion in December 2012, and U.S.-Mexico surface trade was $29.8 billion.
The Agricultural Marketing Service released the Ocean Shipping Container Availability Report (OSCAR) for the week of Feb. 20-26. The weekly report contains data on container availability for westbound transpacific traffic at 18 intermodal locations in the U.S.1 from the eight member carriers of the Westbound Transpacific Stabilization Agreement (WTSA).2 Although the report is compiled by AMS, it covers container availability for all merchandise, not just agricultural products.
The Federal Maritime Commission said the following have filed applications for a license as a Non-Vessel-Operating Common Carrier (NVO) and/or Ocean Freight Forwarder (OFF)-Ocean Transportation Intermediary (OTI) pursuant to section 19 of the Shipping Act of 1984. The FMC also gave notice of the filing of applications to amend an existing OTI license or the qualifying individual for a license. Interested persons may contact the Office of Transportation Intermediaries, Federal Maritime Commission, Washington, D.C. 20573, at 202-523-5843 or at OTI@fmc.gov.
Department of Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood gave his approval to plans to privatize the Luis Muñoz Marìn International Airport in San Juan, Puerto Rico. The airport, which will be managed by Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste of Mexico and Highstar Capital, The approval is "based on the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Airport Privatization Program requirements that the selected private operator is qualified to operate the airport, meets federal expectations regarding grant assurances, and can comply with general statute requirements relating to airports," said the FAA in a press release. LaHood's decision is (here).
The Federal Maritime Commission published its proposal to impose registration requirements on foreign-based unlicensed non-vessel-operating common carriers (NVOCCs) and to extend an exemption from certain provisions and requirements of the Shipping Act of 1984 and the Commission regulations to foreign-based unlicensed nonvessel-operating common carriers that agree to negotiated rate arrangements (NRAs), scheduled for the Feb. 26 Federal Register. (See ITT's Online Archives 13021425 for a report on the FMC decision earlier this month.)
The Agricultural Marketing Service released the Ocean Shipping Container Availability Report (OSCAR) for the week of Feb. 13-19. The weekly report contains data on container availability for westbound transpacific traffic at 18 intermodal locations in the U.S.1 from the eight member carriers of the Westbound Transpacific Stabilization Agreement (WTSA).2 Although the report is compiled by AMS, it covers container availability for all merchandise, not just agricultural products.
The Federal Maritime Commission released a notice of the filing of the following agreement under the Shipping Act of 1984. Interested parties may submit comments on the agreements to the Secretary, Federal Maritime Commission, Washington, DC 20573, within 10 days.