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Transportation 2025: MICHAEL COLEMAN
PRESIDENT AND CEO, CV INTERNATIONAL, NORFOLK
Virginia Business //September 2, 2025//
Transportation 2025: MICHAEL COLEMAN
PRESIDENT AND CEO, CV INTERNATIONAL, NORFOLK
Virginia Business //September 2, 2025//
As head of CV International and subsidiary Capes Shipping Agencies, a family-owned global logistics and vessel agency service company, Coleman is responsible for the overall management, direction and growth of the company, which has 117 employees worldwide.
Coleman worked his way up through CV International, which his father started in 1984, becoming president in 2006 and CEO in 2018.
Capes has continued to expand its Gulf Coast presence, and this summer opened a new office in Corpus Christi, Texas. This follows recent expansions into Houston and Mobile, Alabama.
Coleman serves on the Virginia Maritime Association’s board, which he previously chaired. He also previously served as president of the Hampton Roads Global Commerce Council.
He also is president of the state Board for Branch Pilots, which oversees the licensing and regulation of harbor pilots in Virginia, and is a commissioner for the Virginia Port Authority, providing oversight of the Port of Virginia. His term ends in June 2027.
He received his bachelor’s degree from the University of Richmond and a law degree from Louisiana State University.
