Weyerhaeuser Steamship Company

First called the Weyerhaeuser Timber Company which started with ships for towing logs in the Northwestern United States.

At the outbreak of World War II the US government orders the four Weyerhaeuser to take supplies to the British army in Egypt.

The most common armament mounted on these merchant ships were the MK II 20mm Oerlikon autocannon and the 3"/50, 4"/50, and 5"/38 deck guns.

In 1950 Weyerhaeuser Steamship Company purchases the Pacific Coast Direct Line and moves its headquarter from Newark to San Francisco.

[3][4] In 1962 many trees fell due to the Columbus Day Storm of 1962, Weyerhaeuser Steamship Company charter ships to take the surplus of lumber Japan.

In 1964 Weyerhaeuser Steamship Company expands with service to Australia, In 1967 charter "M" ships from Hoegh take lumber products to Europe.

Westwood Shipping Lines main cargo to Aisa is newsprint, lumber, pulp and agricultural products.