| 1892 |
The F. Weyerhaeuser, a 140-foot sternwheeler built for towing logs, is christened by Weyerhaeuser and Denkman Company (a Midwest Partnership). |
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| 1900 |
Weyerhaeuser Timber Company is established at Tacoma, Washington, after 900,000 acres of Northwest timberlands are purchased. |
| 1923 |
Weyerhaeuser's first ocean shipping operation is launched with purchase of two freighters, the Ponoma and the Hanley, to carry lumber from the Northwest to the East Coast. |
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| 1933 |
Weyerhaeuser Steamship Company establishes marine operations; headquarters moves from Tacoma to Newark, New Jersey. |
| 1941 |
Four ships are diverted on orders of the U.S. government to rush war supplies to British forces in Egypt; later, all eight of the company's vessels are requisitioned by the War Shipping Administration. |
| 1942 |
The Potlatch and the Heffron are sunk by torpedoes fired from German submarines. |
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| 1947 |
Four World War II Liberty ships purchased for Weyerhaeuser return to intercoastal service. |
| 1950 |
Pacific Coast Direct Line is purchased; Weyerhaeuser Steamship moves from Newark to San Francisco. |
| 1961 |
Six Liberty ships are rehabilitated in the most extensive Liberty ship reconstruction to date. |
| 1962 |
Weyerhaeuser Line is established after Weyerhaeuser Steamship becomes a division of Weyerhaeuser Company. |
| 1963 |
Weyerhaeuser begins chartering logships to Japan following the Columbus Day 1962 windstorm, which left an abundance of fallen timber in the Northwest. |
| 1964 |
Ships are chartered to carry finished forest products to Australia (the first Weyerhaeuser transportation of finished products to a foreign market). |
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| 1966 |
Weyerhaeuser Line headquarters moves from San Francisco to Tacoma. |
| 1967 |
First set of "M" ships is chartered from Hoegh to carry forest products to Europe (Weyerhaeuser's first major charter contract for foreign shipping). |
| 1969 |
The last two Weyerhaeuser Liberty ships are sold. |
| 1974 |
Calmar Line ceases intercoastal service on which Weyerhaeuser was a major shipper. |
| 1975 |
Weyerhaeuser contracts with Hoegh to build six open-hatch, gantry-crane vessels (second generation of "M" ships) to carry forest products to Europe. |
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| 1977 |
New ships enter service; Hoegh Container Lines is formed to provide combination container/breakbulk cargo service. |
| 1979 |
Two new "J" ships enter service to carry newsprint from the newly opened Weyerhaeuser/Jujo NORPAC mill at Longview. |
| 1980 |
The Hoegh Mascot briefly strands on a Columbia River shoal caused by mud flow from the eruption of Mt. St. Helens. |
| 1981 |
Westwood Shipping Lines commences service with four "M" ships as a container/breakbulk common carrier between the North American West Coast and north Europe. |
| 1982 |
Westwood begins a modest transpacific container operation in a joint venture with Hoegh. |
| 1983 |
Full-fledged transpacific container/breakbulk service is inaugurated by Westwood with two "M" ships and two "J" ships. |
| 1985 |
Transpacific service is upgraded to 10-day eastbound frequency with a Canadian Transport Company joint sailing agreement. |
| 1986 |
Westwood receives the first of five newly built, state-of-the-art "S" ships, the Westwood Marianne, under long-term contract with Saga Forest Carriers. |
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| 1988 |
A joint sailing agreement is launched with Gearbulk Container Services to upgrade eastbound transpacific service to weekly frequency. |
| 1989 |
Westwood withdraws from the north Europe market to focus on the strategically important transpacific market. |
| 1991 |
Westwood begins offering our own weekly eastbound container/breakbulk service when Gearbulk withdraws from transpacific container shipping. |
| 1992 |
Westwood celebrates our first decade of transpacific shipping. |
| 1995 |
Westwood begins performing all sales and customer services in North America. |
| 2000 |
Westwood places order for new state-of-the-art vessels. |
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| 2002 |
The first of a new, third generation of vessels, the Westwood Rainier, is delivered, as Westwood enters its third decade in the transpacific. |
| 2003-2004 |
The Westwood Columbia, Westwood Victoria, and Westwood Olympia join the Westwood Rainier. |
| 2003 |
Westwood begins regular service to Hitachinaka, Japan. |
| 2005 |
Westwood begins direct weekly calls into Everett, Washington. |
| 2005 |
Westwood and Star Shipping initiate a space-sharing and sailing agreement. |
