Our mission is to set the industry standard by providing innovative, reliable and personalized international logistics and transportation services to our customers, and in the process, find mutual growth, profitability, and trust.
Our vision is to redefine global logistics by providing superior service, partnership, simplicity, and visibility.
CVI was established in 1991 by the merger of two Norfolk, Virginia-based forwarders: Coleman International, Inc. and E. L. Vanderberry Co. , Inc.
Coleman International was founded by B. Wayne Coleman 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.
E. L. Vanderberry was founded by E. Lee Vanderberry, a respected customhouse broker in the port of Norfolk, and operated primarily as an import broker until merging with Coleman International to form CV International, Inc. Since then, the company has grown under the leadership of experienced, knowledgeable freight forwarders, customhouse brokers, and international transportation specialists.
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: the company offered the first direct LCL consolidation into Norfolk, Virginia from China.
- 2006: CVI opened Raleigh, North Carolina office.
- 2007: CVI accepted as a validated and certified member of Customs Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (C-TPAT) by U.S. Customs & Border Protection.
Today, CVI has operational offices in Norfolk, VA, Charlotte, NC, Raleigh, NC and Wilmington, DE. As we look toward the future, we will continue to reach for success, making our customers successful along the way.