Last 2019 meeting of JFK brokers and freight forwarders
Panel discussion by JFK ground handlers dominates the evening
Panel participants and members: Mozart Ramos, Kenix Wang, Manny Casalinho of Choice Aviation Services; Yasin "Tis" Tisdale AA; Vincent Vaiano of Mersant; Maureen Hanna, JFKCB
President, of Atlantic Customs Brokers; Ronnie Fredson, JFKCB Chairperson, of Stile Associates;Phil Jensen of WFS, Pete DeBenigno, Mobile Air; Mike Vernale, WFS; Elise Diehm and Steve
Caulo of Alliance Ground International. By Jeff Yapalater
The agenda included an
introduction by Avalon Risk
and followed by a panel discussion
by experts in cargo
handling which included
WFS, AGI, Choice, and
American Airlines.
Avalon discussed riskbased
bonding initiatives by
CBP with a focus on targeting
new AD/CVD importers.
The cargo handlers discussed
their operations and
facilities in great detail so
that their customers understood
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their capabilities and
handling of their shipments.
The panel discussion was
followed by a series of questions
by members about
freight wait times, responsiveness
to trucking matters.
Mike Vernale and Phil
Jensen of WFS, Manny Casalinho
of Choice and Pete Debenigno
of Mobile Trucking answered
these questions some
of which lead to the need for
further discussion.
The JFK Airport Customs
Brokers & Freight Forwarders
Association represents
members for air
freight and sea freight issues.
It currently has more
than one hundred and thirty
members from the New York
area and around the United
States. Founded in 1969 as
the JFK Airport Brokers
Association with approximately
thirty members, they
have developed a close working
relationship with U.S.
Customs and Border Protection
resulting in a constant
dialogue that helps us find
rapid solutions to procedural
and day-to-day problems
that affect our membership.
JFK Airport is consistently
in the top five airports
in the United States for passenger
and cargo arrivals
and departures. Goods of all
kinds enter and depart the
United States by air at JFK
as well as from the Port of
New York. The members continually
communicate with
the cargo stakeholders to
support and keep commerce
flowing.