OT Africa Line Ltd. v. First Class Shipping Corp.

ORDER

PAULEY, District Judge.

Plaintiff OT Africa Line Ltd. (“OTAL”) moves for partial summary judgment against defendant First Class Shipping (“First Class”) for the balance of freight OTAL claims First Class owes^ — $43,350. OTAL’s motion for summary judgment is granted for the reasons set forth below.

FACTS

OTAL provides ocean cargo-carrying services for carriage of goods by water. First Class is a non-vessel operating common carrier (“NVOCC”). First Class provides transportation of cargo by water without actually operating the vessels. First Class does this by purchasing transportation from a…