On Nov. 24 the Federal Maritime Commission summarized compromise agreements reached with various ocean transportation intermediaries with respect to alleged violations of the Shipping Act of 1984. Civil penalties in the amount of $242,500 were recovered. The agreements were reached with licensed and unlicensed ocean transportation intermediaries ("OTIs"), both non-vessel-operating common carriers ("NVOCCs") and ocean freight forwarders. Caribbean Freight Systems Inc. Caribbean Freight Systems Inc. ("Caribbean Freight") is a licensed OTI located in Miami, Florida. It was alleged that Caribbean Freight obtained and allowed others to obtain…
