Overseas Moves: Numbers Speak for Themselves

By Manuella Irwin

Updated: Dec 3, 2019

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The United States of America has one of the highest rates in the mobility among the population as well as high immigration. Offering boundless opportunities for education and career development, business and investment, health care and personal aspiration, it is not news that the U.S. is on of the most wanted place to live in. Being a top country for living and doing business, the Land of Opportunity has a well developed transportation industry that is regulated by the U.S. Department of Transportation. The agency regulating the ocean transportation in the foreign trade of the USA is the Federal Maritime Commission. There are two main types of ocean transportation intermediaries – ocean freight forwarders and non-vessel-operating common carriers. Don’t forget do read our exclusive interview with Anthony Bucci and Jenny Burke from the US Customs Border Protection talking about moving to the USA challenges and data.

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Here are some numbers behind the overseas international moves:

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Preferred Ports of Arrival for International Shipments

The busiest ports processing most of the incoming shipments are without surprise Chicago, New York, Los Angeles and San Francisco. Mind that these are not necessary the final destinations for the shipments.

The Numbers behind the International Moves

The Customs Border Protection department does not track the movement of household goods by person. This is being tracked by consignees. As numbers speak for themselves, there has been an increase in the shipments for the last years.

2011 – 19,290
2012 – 22,663
2013 (from January to March) – 9,474. The estimate for 2013 is 37,896

Licensed Ocean Transportation Intermediaries (OTIs)

By mid 2013 there are 4617 licensed OTIs in the United States. 1015 of them are licensed as ocean freight forwarders (OFFs), 1746 as non-vessel-operating common carriers (NVOCCs) and 1856 are licensed as OFFs and NVOCCs.

There are 1232 foreign OTIs, 73 of which are licensed with the Federal Maritime Commission.

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Also check out our exclusive interview with the Federal Maritime Commission Administration Commissioner Rebecca Dye.