Ocean transportation intermediary

An ocean transportation intermediary (OTI) is a company that is licensed by the Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) to operate in the United States as an ocean freight forwarder, non-vessel operating common carrier (NVOCC), or both.{{Cite web|url=https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/49/13102|title=49 U.S. Code § 13102 - Definitions|website=LII / Legal Information Institute|language=en|access-date=2019-06-20}}