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( S E R V E D )

( JANUARY 11, 2006 )

([FEDERAL MARITIME COMMISSION]{.underline})

FEDERAL MARITIME COMMISSION

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DOCKET NO. 06-01

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Worldwide Relocations, Inc., All-in-One Shipping, Inc., Boston Logistics
Corp., Around the World Shipping, Inc., Tradewind Consulting, Inc.,
Global Direct Shipping, Megan K. Karpick (a.k.a. Catherine Kaiser,
Kathryn Kaiser, Catherine Kerpick, Megan Kaiser and Alexandria Hudson),
Martin J. McKenzie, Patrick John Costadoni, Elizabeth F. Hudson, Sharon
Fachler, and Oren Fachler, et al. \-- Possible Violations of Sections 8,
10 and 19 of the Shipping Act of 1984 and the Commission=s Regulations
at 46 C.F.R. §§ 515.3, 515.21 and 520.3

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**ORDER OF INVESTIGATION AND HEARING**

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The Commission has received over 250 consumer complaints from shippers
alleging that they hired one of nine apparently related household goods
moving companies to transport their personal effects and vehicles from
various locations in the United States to foreign destinations. It
appears that as early as the year 2002, a core group of individuals
began to form a series of corporations for the purpose of providing
ocean transportation services. The companies and their owners or primary
corporate officers are: Moving Services, L.L.C.; Worldwide Relocations,
Inc.; International Shipping Solutions, Inc.; Dolphin International
Shipping, Inc.; All-in-One Shipping, Inc.; Boston Logistics Corp.;
Around the World Shipping, Inc.; Tradewind Consulting, Inc.; Global
Direct Shipping; Sharon Fachler; Oren Fachler; Lucy Norry; Patrick J.
Costadoni; Steve Kuller; Megan K. Karpick (a.k.a. Catherine Kaiser,
Kathryn Kaiser, Catherine Kerpick, Megan Kaiser and Alexandria Hudson);
Barbara Deane (a.k.a. Barbara Fajardo); Baruch Karpick; Martin J.
McKenzie; Joshua S. Morales; Elizabeth F. Hudson; Daniel E. Cuadrado
(a.k.a. Daniel Edward); Ronald Eaden; and Robert Bachs (collectively
"the Respondents").

Each of the individuals, using the nine company names, dispatched
shipments via ocean common carriers and arranged for the ocean
transportation of full container load ("FCL") and less than full
container load ("LCL") cargo on behalf of shippers. Shipments were
contracted with licensed ocean transportation intermediaries ("OTIs")
under the names of the actual shippers as well as under the names of the
various corporate entities. In all cases, the actual shipper paid the
respondent company directly for the marked-up ocean freight and the
licensed OTI would in turn look to the respondent company and individual
for payment of its invoiced freight amount.

The shipper complaints include allegations that the company hired to
provide the transportation: failed to deliver the cargo and refused to
return the pre-paid ocean freight; lost the cargo; charged the shipper
for marine insurance but never obtained insurance coverage for the
shipment; misled the shipper as to the whereabouts of the cargo; charged
the shipper a significantly inflated rate after the cargo was tendered
and threatened to withhold the shipment unless the increased freight was
paid; or failed to pay the common carrier engaged by the company as
another intermediary. In many cases, the shipper was forced to pay
another carrier or warehouse a second time in order to have the cargo
released.

Information provided by complainants indicates that the shippers looked
to the individuals and their respective companies for the delivery of
their shipments. Therefore, it appears the named individuals and their
companies have held themselves out to perform ocean transportation to
the public and accepted responsibility for the transportation of these
shipments. None of the companies or individuals are licensed as OTIs by
the Federal Maritime Commission nor have they provided proof of
financial responsibility. It further appears that each of the named
individuals and corporations knowingly and willfully operated as a
common carrier without publishing a tariff showing its rates and
charges. It also appears, based on complaints received from shippers,
that the named individuals and their companies failed to establish,
observe, and enforce just and reasonable regulations and practices
relating to or connected with receiving, handling, storing or delivering
property. The nine corporate respondents are further identified and
described below. The 14 named individual respondents are identified
along with the corporation with which they are or were associated.

**Moving Services**, **L.L.C.** ("Moving Services") was incorporated in
the State of Florida on September 18, 2001 by Sharon Fachler. Fachler
acted as the company's Manager and was its sole owner and corporate
officer. The corporation employed at least nine other individuals,
including Sharon Fachler's brother, Oren Fachler, and two "International
Relocation Specialists" named Barbara Deane and Joe Gonzalez (a.k.a.
Jose Gonzalez). It appears that from at least March 2004 until December
2004, Fachler and Moving Services knowingly and willfully provided ocean
transportation services to the public for shipments from the U.S. to
foreign countries.

**Worldwide Relocations, Inc**. ("Worldwide") was incorporated in the
State of Florida on February 3, 2003. The original director of Worldwide
was Lucy Norry. Patrick Costadoni succeeded her as the President and
Chief Executive Officer of Worldwide in 2004. Two former employees of
Moving Services, Joe Gonzalez and Barbara Deane, joined Worldwide after
leaving Moving Services. Other Worldwide officers and employees
included: Steve Kuller, as Vice President for Operations; Joshua S.
Morales, as Sales Manager; and Daniel Edward Cuadrado (a.k.a. Daniel
Edward), as Exports Manager. Alexandria Hudson served both as
Worldwide's Vice President for Customer Coordination and Vice President
for Imports/Exports. The Commission has reason to believe that
'Alexandria Hudson' is an alias used by Megan K. Karpick. Megan Karpick
is also believed to have used the aliases of 'Catherine Kaiser,'
'Kathryn Kaiser,' 'Catherine Kerpick,' and 'Megan Kaiser'. It appears
that from at least January 2004 until May 2005, Worldwide and the
individuals identified above knowingly and willfully provided ocean
transportation services to the public for shipments from the U.S. to
foreign countries.

**International Shipping Solutions, Inc.** ("ISS") was incorporated in
the State of Florida on September 8, 2003, by its sole officer Baruch
Karpick. It appears that from at least February 2004 until October 2004,
Baruch Karpick and ISS knowingly and willfully provided ocean
transportation services to the public for shipments from the U.S. to
foreign countries.

**Dolphin International Shipping, Inc.** ("Dolphin") was incorporated in
the State of Florida on February 2, 2004 by its only director, Megan
Kaiser. Other Dolphin employees included: Daniel Cuadrado, as Export
Manager; and Martin McKenzie. It appears that Megan Kaiser and Dolphin
knowingly and willfully provided ocean transportation services to the
public for shipments from the U.S. to foreign destinations between
February and November 2004.

**All-In-One Shipping, Inc.** ("All-in-One") was incorporated in the
State of Florida on November 16, 2004 by its sole corporate officer,
Joshua S. Morales, the former Sales Manager at Worldwide. The
corporation holds itself out via internet advertisements as an
international shipping company and solicits business on its website to
provide full door-to-door delivery services on international moves of
both FCL and LCL cargo shipments. It appears that Morales and All-in-One
knowingly and willfully provided ocean transportation services to the
public for shipments from the U.S. to foreign destinations between
November 2004 and September 2005.

**Boston Logistics Corporation** ("Boston Logistics") was incorporated
in the State of Florida on March 29, 2005 by its sole director Elizabeth
F. Hudson. Boston Logistics also employs Joe Gonzalez, the former
Logistics Coordinator at both Moving Services and Worldwide. The
corporation holds itself out via internet advertisements as an
international shipping company and solicits business on its website to
provide full door-to-door delivery services on international moves of
both FCL and LCL cargo shipments. It appears that from June 2005 until
September 2005, Hudson and Boston Logistics knowingly and willfully
provided ocean transportation services to the public for shipments from
the U.S. to foreign countries.

**Around the World Shipping**, **Inc.** ("Around the World") was
incorporated in the State of Florida on April 14, 2005 by its sole
director, Daniel Cuadrado, who serves as the President, Secretary and
Treasurer. Cuadrado is a former employee of ISS, Dolphin and Worldwide.
The corporation holds itself out via internet advertisements as an
international shipping company and solicits business on its website to
provide full door-to-door delivery services on international moves of
both FCL and LCL cargo shipments. Cuadrado and Around the World appear
to have knowingly and willfully provided international ocean
transportation services between May and September 2005.

**Tradewind Consulting Inc**. ("Tradewind") was incorporated in the
State of New York on April 20, 2005. The Executive Manager of Tradewind
is Barbara Fajardo, a known alias for Barbara Deane, the former Moving
Services and Worldwide employee. Elizabeth Hudson, the Director of
Boston Logistics, has claimed to hold the title of President and CEO at
Tradewind. Fajardo, Hudson and Tradewind appear to have knowingly and
willfully provided international ocean transportation services between
April and September 2005 to the public for shipments from the U.S. to
foreign destinations.

**Global Direct Shipping, Inc.** ("GDS") holds itself out via internet
advertisements as an international shipping company and solicits
business on its website to provide full door-to-door delivery services
on international moves of both FCL and LCL cargo shipments. GDS
advertises a U.S. office in Delaware and a second office in the United
Kingdom. The company's President is Ronald Eaden. Eaden and GDS appear
to have provided ocean transportation services for shipments between the
U.S. and foreign destinations between January and September 2005. It
appears that an individual named Robert Bachs also provided ocean
transportation services in the name of GDS during this same time.

GDS appears to conduct business in the U.S. utilizing a Delaware
corporation named Billing and Payment Systems, Inc. ("BPS"). BPS
maintains a primary business address in Florida and collects and remits
ocean freight payments on behalf of GDS. The Commission has reason to
believe that BPS is operated by Oren Fachler, Sharon Fachler's brother.

Section 19 of the Shipping Act of 1984 (Athe Act@), 46 App. U.S.C. §
1718, prohibits any person from providing OTI services prior to being
issued a license from the Commission and obtaining a bond, proof of
insurance or other surety in a form and amount determined by the
Commission to ensure financial responsibility. An OTI is defined as
either a freight forwarder or a non-vessel-operating common carrier
("NVOCC"). 46 App. U.S.C. § 1702(17). Any person operating as an NVOCC
in the United States must provide evidence of financial responsibility
in the amount of \$75,000. 46 C.F.R. § 515.21.

Furthermore, section 8(a) of the Act, 46 App. U.S.C. § 1707(a), requires
NVOCCs to maintain open to public inspection in an automated tariff
system, tariffs showing its rates, charges, classifications and
practices. The Commission's regulations at 46 C.F.R. § 520.3 affirm this
statutory requirement by directing each NVOCC to notify the Commission,
prior to providing transportation services, of the location of its
tariffs, as well as the publisher used to maintain those tariffs by
filing a Form FMC-1. A person is subject to a civil penalty of not more
than \$30,000 for each violation knowingly and willfully committed and
not more than \$6,000 for other violations. 46 App. U.S.C. § 1712.
Finally, under section 10(d)(1), no common carrier or ocean
transportation intermediary may fail to establish, observe, and enforce
just and reasonable regulations and practices relating to or connected
with receiving, handling, storing or delivering property. 46 App. U.S.C.
§ 1709(d)(1).

NOW THEREFORE, IT IS ORDERED, That pursuant to section 11(c) of the
Shipping Act of 1984, 46 App. U.S.C. § 1710(c), an investigation is
instituted to determine:

1\) Whether the Respondents violated sections 8, 10 and 19 of the
Shipping Act of 1984 and the Commission=s regulations at 46 C.F.R. Parts
515 and 520 by operating as non-vessel-operating common carriers in the
U.S. trades without obtaining licenses from the Commission, without
providing proof of financial responsibility, without publishing an
electronic tariff, and by failing to establish, observe, and enforce
just and reasonable regulations and practices relating to or connected
with receiving, handling, storing, or delivering property;

2\) Whether, in the event one or more violations of sections 8, 10 and
19 of the Shipping Act of 1984 and 46 C.F.R. Parts 515 and 520 are
found, civil penalties should be assessed and, if so, the identity of
the persons and/or corporations to whom the penalties should be assessed
and the amount of the penalties to be assessed;

3\) Whether, in the event violations are found, appropriate cease and
desist orders should be issued;

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED, That a public hearing be held in this proceeding
and that this matter be assigned for hearing before an Administrative
Law Judge of the Commission=s Office of Administrative Law Judges at a
date and place to be hereafter determined by the Administrative Law
Judge in compliance with Rule 61 of the Commission=s Rules of Practice
and Procedure, 46 C.F.R. § 502.61. The hearing shall include oral
testimony and cross-examination in the discretion of the presiding
Administrative Law Judge only after consideration has been given by the
parties and the presiding Administrative Law Judge to the use of
alternative forms of dispute resolution, and upon a proper showing that
there are genuine issues of material fact that cannot be resolved on the
basis of sworn statements, affidavits, depositions, or other documents
or that the nature of the matters in issue is such that an oral hearing
and cross-examination are necessary for the development of an adequate
record;

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED, That the following corporate entities and
individuals be designated as Respondents in this proceeding:

Moving Services, L.L.C.; Worldwide Relocations, Inc.; International
Shipping Solutions, Inc.; Dolphin International Shipping, Inc.;
All-in-One Shipping, Inc.; Boston Logistics Corp.; Around the World
Shipping, Inc.; Tradewind Consulting, Inc.; Global Direct Shipping;
Sharon Fachler; Oren Fachler; Lucy Norry; Patrick J. Costadoni; Steve
Kuller; Megan K. Karpick (a.k.a. Catherine Kaiser, Kathryn Kaiser,
Catherine Kerpick, Megan Kaiser and Alexandria Hudson); Barbara Deane
(a.k.a. Barbara Fajardo); Baruch Karpick; Martin J. McKenzie; Joshua S.
Morales; Elizabeth F. Hudson; Daniel E. Cuadrado (a.k.a. Daniel Edward);
Ronald Eaden; and Robert Bachs;

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED, That the Commission=s Bureau of Enforcement be
designated a party to this proceeding;

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED, That notice of this Order be published in the
Federal Register, and a copy be served on the parties of record;

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED, That other persons having an interest in
participating in this proceeding may file petitions for leave to
intervene in accordance with Rule 72 of the Commission=s Rules of
Practice and Procedure, 46 C.F.R. § 502.72;

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED, That all further notices, orders, or decisions
issued by or on behalf of the Commission in this proceeding, including
notice of the time and place of hearing or prehearing conference, shall
be served on parties of record;

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED, That all documents submitted by any party of
record in this proceeding shall be directed to the Secretary, Federal
Maritime Commission, Washington, D.C. 20573, in accordance with Rule 118
of the Commission=s Rules of Practice and Procedure, 46 C.F.R. §
502.118, and shall be served on parties of record; and

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED, That in accordance with Rule 61 of the
Commission=s Rules of Practice and Procedure, the initial decision of
the Administrative Law Judge shall be issued by January 11, 2007 and the
final decision of the Commission shall be issued by May 11, 2007.

Bryant L. VanBrakle

Secretary