FMC OTI Scraper

Get the full FMC registry of licensed Ocean Transportation Intermediaries with no API key and no login. Every NVOCC and ocean freight forwarder, US and foreign, that is licensed or bonded with the Federal Maritime Commission: about 9,800 entries with license number, license renewal date, surety bond company and amount, qualifying individuals, trade names, country and full address. Built for OTI compliance and partner vetting, freight-forwarder and NVOCC due diligence, KYB, B2B lead generation and surety-market research.

Here is one real row:

{
  "organization_number": "027971",
  "name": "CROWLEY GOVERNMENT SERVICES, INC.",
  "dba_names": [],
  "oti_types": ["NVOCC", "Ocean Freight Forwarder"],
  "is_nvocc": true,
  "is_freight_forwarder": true,
  "license_number": "027971",
  "is_licensed": true,
  "renewal_date": "2028-01-31",
  "days_to_renewal": 507,
  "renewal_status": "current",
  "country": "UNITED STATES",
  "is_us_based": true,
  "is_foreign_nvocc": false,
  "address": "9487 REGENCY SQUARE BLVD., JACKSONVILLE, FL, 32225, UNITED STATES",
  "state": "FL",
  "phone": "(904) 727-2200",
  "nvocc_bond": {
    "surety": "LIBERTY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY",
    "bond_number": "190044893",
    "amount": 75000,
    "effective_date": "2020-05-07"
  },
  "freight_forwarder_bond": {
    "surety": "LIBERTY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY",
    "bond_number": "190042466",
    "amount": 50000,
    "effective_date": "2019-04-01"
  },
  "bond_amount_total": 125000,
  "has_bond_on_file": true,
  "primary_surety": "LIBERTY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY",
  "qualifying_individual": "RENE CORMIER",
  "qualifying_individuals": [{ "name": "RENE CORMIER", "title": "OTI COMPLIANCE OFFICER" }],
  "fmc_oti_list_url": "https://www.fmc.gov/licensing-and-certification/",
  "scraped_at": "2026-09-10T19:23:39.213Z"
}

What it does

Reads the full FMC list of licensed and bonded Ocean Transportation Intermediaries in one pass, then normalizes every entry into a flat row. Two modes:

• Search filters the registry into a list: by name, OTI type, US state, country, US against foreign, city, surety company, qualifying individual, bond amount, or license renewal date.
• Look up resolves exact FMC organization numbers, license numbers, or company names, one row per identifier. An identifier that does not resolve comes back as an error row.

Missing source values are returned as null, never invented.

Why this scraper

• Surety bond company and amount, on every row. The NVOCC bond and the forwarder bond, each with its surety company, bond number, amount and effective date. This is the field a party vetting an intermediary actually needs, and no other Apify actor exposes it.
• License renewal tracking. renewal_date, days_to_renewal and a renewal_status of current, due_soon or overdue, so you can build an expiring-license watch list in one run.
• The foreign NVOCC angle. is_foreign_nvocc and unlicensedOnly isolate non-US NVOCCs, the group the FMC advises US shippers and forwarders to check most carefully, and flags the bonded-only ones that hold no FMC license.
• Qualifying individuals. The named people the FMC holds responsible for each licensed OTI, with their titles, not just a company name.
• Complete in one request. The whole registry, about 9,800 entries, comes back in one keyless request. A full run finishes in well under a minute.
• No API key, no login, no browser. Reads only what the FMC publishes.

How it compares

Capability	This actor	Other FMC / OTI data on Apify
Full licensed OTI registry, one row per intermediary	yes	rare
NVOCC and ocean freight forwarder in one dataset	yes	no
Surety bond company + amount + effective date	yes	no
License renewal date + overdue flag	yes	no
Foreign vs US, foreign-NVOCC and unlicensed filters	yes	no
Qualifying individuals with titles	yes	no
Trade names (DBA)	yes	no
Look up by organization or license number	yes	no
Declared dataset schema + free-plan preview	yes	rare

Use cases

• OTI compliance and partner vetting. Before you tender cargo to an NVOCC or forwarder, confirm it is licensed or bonded, read its bond amount and surety, and see who its qualifying individual is.
• KYB and onboarding. Screen a counterparty against the federal registry and keep the license number, bond and address on file.
• Expiring-license monitoring. Pull every OTI whose renewal is due within your window, or already overdue, for a renewal-outreach or risk list.
• B2B lead generation. Build a targeted list of NVOCCs or forwarders by state, country or size of bond, with phone and officer names.
• Surety and insurance market research. Rank surety companies by how many OTI bonds they write and for what amounts.
• Freight-tech and TMS enrichment. Attach FMC license status and bond data to carrier and vendor records.

Quickstart

Search: NVOCCs in Florida whose license renewal is due within the next 180 days.

{
  "mode": "search",
  "state": ["FL"],
  "otiType": "nvocc",
  "renewalDueInDays": 180,
  "maxItems": 100
}

Foreign NVOCCs with a bond on file:

{ "mode": "search", "foreignNvoccOnly": true, "hasBond": true, "maxItems": 500 }

Every OTI bonded by one surety company:

{ "mode": "search", "suretyCompany": "Avalon Risk Management", "maxItems": 1000 }

Look up a batch:

{ "mode": "lookup", "identifiers": ["027971", "019738", "CROWLEY"] }

Input reference

Field	Applies to	Description
maxItems	all	Ceiling on rows written.
mode	all	search or lookup.
name	search	Legal or trade name contains this text.
otiType	search	any, nvocc, freight_forwarder, or both.
state	search	Two-letter US state code(s).
country	search	Full country name(s), e.g. CHINA, UNITED STATES.
basedIn	search	any, us, or foreign.
city	search	City contains this text.
foreignNvoccOnly	search	Only non-US NVOCCs.
unlicensedOnly	search	Only non-US NVOCCs that hold no FMC license (bonded only).
suretyCompany	search	NVOCC or forwarder bond surety company contains this text.
qualifyingIndividual	search	A named qualifying individual contains this text.
hasBond	search	true for OTIs with a bond amount on file, false for those without.
minBondAmount / maxBondAmount	search	Combined bond amount range in USD.
renewalBefore / renewalAfter	search	License renewal-date window (ISO date).
renewalDueInDays	search	Renewal due within this many days, including any already overdue.
identifiers	lookup	Organization numbers, license numbers, or company names.

Output reference (selected)

Field	Description
organization_number	The FMC organization number.
name / dba_names	Legal name and registered trade names.
oti_types / is_nvocc / is_freight_forwarder	Intermediary type.
license_number / is_licensed	License number, and whether a license is held (false for bonded-only foreign NVOCCs).
renewal_date / days_to_renewal / renewal_status	License renewal timing (current, due_soon, overdue).
country / is_us_based / is_foreign_nvocc	Location and the foreign-NVOCC flag.
street_1 / street_2 / city / state / zip / address / phone / fax	Contact.
nvocc_bond / freight_forwarder_bond	Bond object: surety, bond_number, amount, effective_date.
bond_amount_total / has_bond_on_file / primary_surety	Bond rollup.
qualifying_individual / qualifying_individuals	The named responsible people and titles.
query / error	Set on an unresolved look-up identifier row.
fmc_oti_list_url	The FMC's public OTI list page.
scraped_at	ISO 8601 collection timestamp.

Run via API and CLI

curl -X POST "https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/USERNAME~fmc-oti-scraper/run-sync-get-dataset-items?token=<TOKEN>" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"mode":"lookup","identifiers":["027971"]}'

$apify call USERNAME/fmc-oti-scraper --input '{"mode":"search","foreignNvoccOnly":true,"maxItems":1000}'

Fetch results

curl "https://api.apify.com/v2/datasets/<DATASET_ID>/items?token=<TOKEN>&clean=true&format=json"
curl "https://api.apify.com/v2/datasets/<DATASET_ID>/items?token=<TOKEN>&clean=true&format=csv"

Billing and limits

• Pay per result. Billed per OTI row written.
• No charge on failure. A run that produces zero rows fails with a message and is not billed.
• An unresolved look-up identifier still writes one error: "not found" row and is billed as a base row.
• Free Apify plans run the built-in 10-row sample only.
• The whole registry comes back in a single keyless request, so a full run of every OTI finishes in well under a minute. There is no pagination.

FAQ and troubleshooting

Do I need an API key? No. The FMC OTI list is public, with no key and no login.

Why did my run return zero rows? No OTI matched the filters. Loosen them or widen the date and amount ranges. A zero-row run fails and is not billed.

Why is license_number null for some entries? Non-US NVOCCs may operate bonded without an FMC license. Those show is_licensed: false and a null license number. That is correct, not missing data.

Why is renewal_status overdue for an active OTI? The entry is still on the active list, but the renewal date on file has passed. It is a signal to check the license, not proof it has lapsed.

Why are some names or countries clearly inconsistent? A small number of entries carry data the FMC recorded that way, for example a foreign company with UNITED STATES in the nation field. The Actor reports the source values as they are and does not correct them.

How current is the data? The FMC refreshes the OTI list on its own schedule, roughly monthly. It is not real time.

Is this an official FMC tool? No. Independent, not affiliated with the Federal Maritime Commission. It reads only data the Commission publishes.

Local development

bun install
bun test                       # offline: parsing, normalisation, input logic
bun run src/main.ts            # reads storage/key_value_stores/default/INPUT.json
bun scripts/verify-live.mjs    # hits www2.fmc.gov directly, checks every mode