Can any company offer the public Air and Ocean Shipping Services?
No. Ocean exports are regulated by the Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) and every company offering ocean shipping must be licensed by the FMC and have a bond in place. Air Cargo is regulated by the Transportation Security Administration (T.S.A.), The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the Department of Transportation (D.O.T.) among others. Air Parcel Express, Inc. (APX) has 3 licenses. We are an NVOCC, Ocean Freight Forwarder and an Indirect Air Carrier ( I.A.C.). Never pay a broker for ocean shipping or air cargo export shipping. When it comes to International Shipping your contract and payment should always be with the Ocean Carrier or the Air Carrier and not a Broker. Domestic shipping within the United States of America is regulated in a much different way and brokers are a good idea and form an essential part in the domestic shipping industry. APX utilizes domestic brokers and owner operators to perform haulage of ocean container and smaller shipments to and from our wareh
