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.
B. Wayne Coleman
C. E. O.
Wayne is the C.E.O. and owner of CV International, Inc. Over the course of more than 36 years, Wayne has worked for ocean carriers, a vessel agency, and a freight forwarder before starting his own company.
Wayne started his career with a small, Norfolk, VA based freight forwarder, eventually moving on to a major vessel agency where he boarded vessels and worked closely with U. S. Customs, Immigration, the U.S. Coast Guard, and other government agencies on regulatory matters.
Wayne's career took him to a major ocean carrier, where he progressed through ocean documentation, traffic, operations, and sales. In 1980 he rejoined the freight forwarder where his career started. In 1984 he opened his own business, Coleman International, today known as CV International (CVI).
From CVI's early beginnings as a forwarder, Wayne has overseen the growth and expansion of the company by focusing on results oriented logistics solutions for customers. Under his leadership, the company has diversified from forwarding into customs brokerage, then transportation through its NVOCC and IATA air division, door-to-door cargo management, and eventually into vessel agency services with the acquisition of Capes Shipping.
Wayne received his bachelor of science in business administration from Old Dominion University and is a licensed customs broker.
Michael W. Coleman
President – CVI Global Logistics
Mike serves as president of CV International, Inc. (CVI), a privately owned full service international freight forwarder, NVOCC, and customs broker.
Mike began working for CVI in 1996 as a part-time clerk in the ocean transportation department. He continued his career with CVI gaining experience in operations, marketing, sales and business development. In 2006 Mike was named President.
Mike received his bachelor of arts from the University of Richmond and juris doctor and bachelor of civil laws from Louisiana State University. While in law school, Mike served as Managing Editor of the Louisiana Law Review.
Mike is a licensed member of the Virginia Bar Association, a licensed customs broker and is certified by the NCBFAA as a customs specialist. He resides in Carrollton, VA with his wife and two children.
Colin Macpherson
President – Capes Shipping Agencies
Colin serves as president of the Capes Shipping Agencies division of CV International, Inc. Capes Shipping is a regional ships agency company based in Norfolk, Virginia providing vessel agency services to vessel interests as well as forwarding/documentation services to bulk cargo exporters.
Colin has held this position since joining the company in 2003. His previous experience in the ships agency business includes 17 years with a national ships agency firm that involved periods in Mobile, Norfolk and New Orleans. He has held executive management positions in both the liner and non-liner areas of the ships agency business and has additional experience in the harbor tug business.