Miscellaneous International Trade Notices
The Wall Street Journal reports that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) are developing a new security initiative aimed at identifying and catching possible terrorists before they board a U.S. bound plane. CBP Commissioner Bonner states that such a program could help avoid the kind of flight cancellations that happened in December over terrorist fears. Bonner added that the program would be voluntary and that they were considering seven specific sites. (WSJ, dated 03/01/04, www.wsj.com )
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1. DHS, CBP Consider New Security Initiative for Foreign Airports
2. More Than 200 FTAs and There is no Standard Origin Rule
According to an article in the American Shipper, companies are devoting more staff and resources in their customs compliance departments just to keep up with the proliferation of origin rules in the more than 200 free trade agreements (FTAs) internationally. The article also notes that the World Trade Organization's (WTO) Committee on Rules of Origin is targeted to finish its non-preferential rules of origin harmonization recommendations by the end of 2004. (American Shipper, 03/04 )
3. FMC Lists Applicants for OTI Licenses
The Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) has issued a notice stating that the following companies have filed applications for license as non-vessel-operating common carrier-ocean (NVOCC), ocean freight forwarder (FF) or NVOCC/FF ocean transportation intermediaries (OTIs):
NVOCC-OTIs
A. Royal Shipping Line Inc. dba American, Royal Shipping Line (TX)
Whisky Shippers and Movers, Inc. (NY)
Filipinas Cargo Express (CA)
Caricom Shipping, Inc. (MD)
FF-OTIs
Caribou International Incorporated (TX)
Harbor Trading Company (OH)
Famex International Shipping Inc. (NJ)
CBS Marine LC (FL)
NVOCC/FF-OTIs
BTL Group, Inc. dba E-World Cargo Inc. (UT)
W Logistics LLC dba W World Logistics (NJ)
Trans-America Express (CA)
UT Freight Forwarders Ltd. (NY)
Power T International Inc. (TX)
Wastaki Freight International Inc. (FL)
(FMC notice (FR Pub 02/25/04) available at: http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/14mar20010800/edocket.access.gpo.gov/2004/pdf/04-4202.pdf)
- FMC Reissues OTI Licenses
The Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) has announced that it has reissued the following ocean transportation intermediary (OTI) licenses:
| License | Company | Date Reissued |
| 016914NF | Air Sea Cargo Network, Inc. (CA) | 01/01/04 |
| 015893N | Altamar Shipping Services, Inc. (FL) | 01/28/04 |
| 016254N | China United Transport, Inc. (CA) | 01/14/04 |
| 015871N | Continental Shipping Line, Inc. (NY) | 02/03/04 |
| 017642N | Direct Shipping, Corp., dba Direct Shipping Line (CA) | 11/05/03 |
| 3134F | Enterprise Forwarders, Inc. (FL) | 12/12/03 |
| 17310N | J.M.C. Transport Corporation (CA) | 12/04/03 |
| 1199N | Suarez Shipping Services, Inc. (FL) | 12/25/03 |
(FMC notice (FR Pub 02/25/04) available at: http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/14mar20010800/edocket.access.gpo.gov/2004/pdf/04-4200.pdf)
- FMC Revokes OTI Licenses
The Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) has announced that it has revoked the following ocean transportation intermediary (OTI) licenses, effective on the corresponding dates shown below:
| License | Company | Date Revoked |
| 4469F | A.C.M. Export Corporation (TX) | 02/04/04 |
| 4530F | ACD Cargo, Inc. (FL) | 01/14/04 |
| 015893N | Altamar Shipping Services, Inc. (FL) | 01/27/04 |
| 015247N | Amerindias, Inc. (FL) | 01/23/04 |
| 014946N | Crane Cargo System, Inc. (FL) | 01/29/04 |
| 1718F | Inexco Corp. dba International Express (CA) | 01/14/04 |
| 1120NF | Inter-Continental Corp. dba Taurus Marine Line (FL) | 01/23/04 |
| 71F | Karl Schroff & Associates, Inc. (NY) | 01/31/04 |
| 8449N | Mercury Container Service, Inc. (NJ) | 01/23/04 |
| 16940N | PLS International LP dba PLS Lines (PA) | 10/29/03 |
| 2132F | Seaflet, Inc. (FL) | 12/05/03 |
| 1199F | Suarez Shipping Services, Inc. (FL) | 12/25/03 |
| 013266N | Trans-Aero-Mar, Inc. (FL) | 01/19/04 |
| 4642F | Varko International, Corp. (FL) | 01/27/04 |
| 502F | William Riddle dba Carson M. Simon Co. (PA) | 01/23/04 |
| 016491NF | World International Cargo Transfer USA, Inc. (CA) | 01/23/04 |
(FMC notice (FR Pub 02/25/04) available at: http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/14mar20010800/edocket.access.gpo.gov/2004/pdf/04-4202.pdf)