Register record Read from the FMC OTI application on 2026-07-28 · no score, no rate
ECU-LINE N.V.: what the federal register records
This page is one row of a federal register, printed with the date it was read. The Federal Maritime Commission lists ECU-LINE N.V. as a registered foreign-based NVOCC, which carries no licence number, read on 2026-07-28. That confirms authority and nothing else: the register does not measure service, solvency or price, and this page does not score the company.
Registered is not licensed, and the larger bond is not a larger endorsement. A foreign-based NVOCC registers with the Commission instead of holding a US licence, which is why no licence number appears above and why the renewal date below falls due on a registration rather than on a licence. The bond schedule sets $150,000 for a registered foreign-based NVOCC against $75,000 for a US-based licensed one, so the larger figure here records a different registration category rather than a higher standard met.
Why this company has a card: ECU Worldwide, named in 8 of 21 LCL query highlights; the register carries the entity as a registered foreign-based NVOCC with no licence number.
The row, as recorded
| Field | As recorded | What it means |
|---|---|---|
| Legal name | ECU-LINE N.V. | the name to search in the register |
| Trade names | ECU WORLDWIDE (BELGIUM) N.V. | one licensee can operate under several — a nil result on a brand is not a nil result |
| Organization number | 026842 | unique per licensee |
| Registration | registered (foreign, no licence number) | |
| NVOCC bond | $150,000 | higher than the forwarder bond because the NVOCC carries cargo liability |
| NVOCC surety | UNITED STATES FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY | check it against Treasury Circular 570 |
| NVOCC bond effective | 2016-05-02 | |
| Registration renewal due | 2026-08-29 | authority lapses if it is not renewed |
| Address | SCHOMHOEVEWEG 15, ANTWERP, BELGIUM |
Fields the register did not carry for this entity are omitted rather than shown blank. The register changes weekly, so the reading date above is part of the fact.
What this role means for your shipment
NVOCC. Issues its own bill of lading, publishes its own tariff and takes on carrier liability for the cargo.
The register records this one role for this organization number and not the other, which is a fact about the entity rather than about the brand: a group can hold the second role through a different entity with a different number. On your own shipment the carrier is still whoever is named as carrier on the bill of lading, so read the document as well as the row. The distinction, and the bond behind each role, is set out in is an NVOCC the same as a freight forwarder.
What this page deliberately does not say
- No score. The register records authority. It does not measure whether the company quotes honestly, answers the phone or keeps a schedule, and neither do we.
- No rate. SeaRates holds no quote array, so no price for this company appears here. What a delivered container actually bills is set out in the landed-cost breakdown.
- No complaint record. Complaints with a documented outcome and a denominator are not published per company by any regulator, so no count appears.
- Not a recommendation. A licence is a floor: it excludes the counterparty that cannot be complained to. That is a smaller claim than a badge implies, and a more reliable one.
Sources
- Federal Maritime Commission, OTI search application — record for ECU-LINE N.V., read 2026-07-28.
- Federal Maritime Commission, bond program information for OTIs — $50,000 ocean freight forwarder, $75,000 US-based NVOCC, $150,000 registered foreign-based NVOCC.