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history-400x292pxCVI was established in 1991 by the merger of two Norfolk, Virginia-based forwarders: Coleman International, Inc. and E. L. Vanderberry Company, Inc.

Wayne Coleman, CVI’s current CEO, founded Coleman International in 1984. Wayne began working in the transportation industry in 1971 for a small Norfolk-based forwarder. In December of 1984, with the desire to implement his own vision and philosophy, he drafted a business plan for Coleman International. By early January of 1985, Coleman International had been incorporated and received its FMC license to act as a freight forwarder.

Since the merger of the two forwarding companies, CVI has grown under the leadership of experienced, knowledgeable freight forwarders, customhouse brokers, and international transportation specialists, becoming a leader in the industry. Today, CVI has operational offices in Norfolk, VA, Charlotte, NC, Atlanta, GA, Baltimore, MD and Wilmington, DE.

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.

 
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