I-Non-Vessel Operating Common Carrier (NVOCC) ingumxhumanisi embonini yezokuthutha, esebenza njengesithwali solwandle ngaphandle kokuba ngumnikazi noma ukusebenzisa imikhumbi yangempela. Ama-NVOCC ahlanganisa ukuthunyelwa okuncane kuziqukathi ezigcwele, abeke indawo emikhunjini ephethwe abathwali abasebenzisa imikhumbi, futhi akhiphe eyawo Imithetho Yokulayishwa Kwezindlu.
Ama-NVOCC kokubili abathwali nabathumeli ngendlela ngoba asebenza njengabathwali bokuthutha impahla yabathuthi futhi njengabathumeli bemikhumbi ukuhlela izinto zokuhamba nabathwali. Baxoxisana ngamanani okuthutha ngaphansi kwezinhlaka zabo zentela kodwa kufanele bahambisane nanoma yiziphi izimfuneko zentela yendawo. Isibonelo, e-United States, kufanele bathobele amanani entengo afakwe ne-Federal Maritime Commission (FMC).
E-United States, ngokufanayo nezimfuneko zomthumeli wempahla, i-NVOCC iyadingeka ukuze ithole ilayisense ye-Ocean Transportation Intermediary (OTI) futhi ivikele ibhondi ku-FMC. Ngenxa yalokho, i-NVOCC ingakwazi ngokushintshana indima yomthumeli wezimpahla, inqobo nje uma igcina ilayisense ye-OTI esebenzayo nethobelayo kanye nebhondi. Yize ama-NVOCC ngokuvamile engenawo umnikazi wendawo yokugcina impahla, amanye aphethe ezawo iziqukathi.
