News / JB Hunt enters US freight forwarding fray after gaining NVOCC licence

JB Hunt 53ft container

By Gavin van Marle

17/05/2019

One of the largest overland freight transport providers in the US, JB Hunt, has entered the freight forwarding sector after receiving an NVOCC licence from the Federal Maritime Commission (FMC).

According to ocean recovery expert Steve Ferreira, founder of Ocean Audit, JB Hunt was awarded its non-vessel operating common carrier licence “a few weeks ago”, and the FMC ocean transport intermediaries (OTI) database lists JB Hunt as an authorised NVOCC with its licence due for renewal on 30 September 2022.

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