Timeline:

1966: E.L. Vanderberry & Co. founded by E. Lee Vanderberry.

1984: Coleman International founded by B. Wayne Coleman.

1990: Coleman International opened Charlotte, North Carolina office.

1991: E.L. Vanderberry & Co. merged with Coleman International to form CV International.

1992: CV Air Transport becomes an IATA air cargo agent.

1993: CV Ocean Transport is licensed as an NVOCC with the FMC.

1997: Lee Vanderberry retired from CVI and Wayne became the sole owner and president of the company.

1999: CVI became one of the first transportation providers of its size to implement a door-to-door shipment tracking system for its customers.

2003: CVI developed the first furniture-only consolidation from the United States to the United Kingdom. Later that same year, CVI acquired Capes Shipping Agencies as a wholly owned subsidiary.

2005: CVI offered the first direct LCL consolidation into Norfolk, Virginia from China.

2007: CVI accepted as a validated and certified member of Customs Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (C-TPAT) by U.S. Customs & Border Protection.

2009: Central Carolina Shipping, a Charlotte, NC based customs broker established in 1983 by Sam McClure and Linda Masten, merged its staff and operations into CVI’s Charlotte office.

2010: CVI opened Atlanta, GA office. Alpha Sun International, an Atlanta, GA based customs broker and freight forwarder established in 1997, merged its staff and operations in CVI’s Atlanta office.

2012: Registered by the Ministry of Communications, Peoples’ Republic of China, as a Registered NVOCC.

2013: Capes Shipping Agencies opened an office in Baltimore, MD.

2014: Wayne Coleman, CVI owner and CEO, is honored by the Hampton Roads Global Commerce Council as “Commerce Builder” for 2014. The award has been presented annually since 1956 to an individual or company whose contributions have significantly influenced the growth of commerce and trade in the Commonwealth of Virginia.

2015: M&S Shipping Limited merged its staff and operations into CVI’s Norfolk office.

2017: Capes Shipping Agencies opened an office in Morehead City, NC. Later that same year, the Company opened under the Capes and CVI brand in Wilmington, NC with the acquisition of Waters Shipping Company.