AEL Asia Express (H.K.) L.td. v. American Bankers Insurance

OPINION

TRAXLER, Circuit Judge.

This case involves a suit on a maritime bond. AEL Asia Express (H.K.), Ltd. (“AEL”) appeals the trial court’s grant of summary judgment for American Bankers Insurance Company of Florida (“American *107Bankers”). The trial court held (1) that the maritime bond applied only when Worldwide Transport U.S.A., Inc. (“Worldwide”), the principal, was acting as a non-vessel-operating common carrier (“NVOCC”), and (2) that Worldwide did not act as an NVOCC regarding the shipments in question. We affirm.

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The facts, viewed in a light most favorable to AEL, see Smith v. Virginia…