In 2015, we at Wightman, Crane & Stuart received a proclamation from the Mayor of San Francisco honoring our 150 years of continuous operation in San Francisco.
Wightman, Crane & Stuart
Headquartered in San Francisco, California,
Wightman, Crane & Stuart is the city's oldest continuously operating export shipping company for over 150 years.
Wightman, Crane & Stuart started as Wightman Bros. in 1865, in San Francisco, and carried out export and shipping services to the South Seas using sailing vessels such as The Equator and The Doris Crane.
The Equator ferried the renowned author Robert Louis Stevenson and his family to the South Pacific island nation of Samoa, where Robert Louis Stevenson is buried.
Headquartered in San Francisco, California,
Wightman, Crane & Stuart is the city's oldest continuously operating export shipping company for over 150 years.
Wightman, Crane & Stuart started as Wightman Bros. in 1865, in San Francisco, and carried out export and shipping services to the South Seas using sailing vessels such as The Equator and The Doris Crane.
The Equator ferried the renowned author Robert Louis Stevenson and his family to the South Pacific island nation of Samoa, where Robert Louis Stevenson is buried.
Wightman Schooner The Equator, at anchor in Apia, Samoa, 1888
Robert Louis Stevenson (2nd from left) & Party aboard The Equator, Apia, Samoa, 1889
Wightman Bros. gained new partners Douglas Crane and Wendell Stuart. The company eventually morphed into Wightman, Crane & Stuart which is in continuous operation to this day.
Albert Jones
1924-2013
In 1953, he co-founded Girdwood, Jones and Company, a San Francisco-based export firm. In 1970 he purchased Wightman, Crane and Stuart. Today, the company is still privately held.
Wightman, Crane & Stuart now provides distribution services in the Pacific Islands for many of the largest global consumer product goods companies. The company specializes in logistics to and distribution in island nations including American Samoa, Western Samoa, Guam, Saipan, Micronesia, Marshall Islands, and Tonga.
The company has a head office is downtown San Francisco and a satellite office in Pago Pago, American Samoa handling sales, marketing and merchandising.
1924-2013
In 1953, he co-founded Girdwood, Jones and Company, a San Francisco-based export firm. In 1970 he purchased Wightman, Crane and Stuart. Today, the company is still privately held.
Wightman, Crane & Stuart now provides distribution services in the Pacific Islands for many of the largest global consumer product goods companies. The company specializes in logistics to and distribution in island nations including American Samoa, Western Samoa, Guam, Saipan, Micronesia, Marshall Islands, and Tonga.
The company has a head office is downtown San Francisco and a satellite office in Pago Pago, American Samoa handling sales, marketing and merchandising.
WC&S Celebrating 150 Years Slideshow