About us

PTB Group was originally founded by the late Mr. Seyed Mehdi Kahnamouei as Perse Transport Bar (PTB), a Transport company mainly focused on import and export of cargo between Iran and Europe.

Perse Transport Bar Group
ABOUT US
Perse Transport Bar

Established in 1961 as 100% privately owned firm, Perse has been one of the front runners in the field of Iranian international transportation and logistics market with more than 450 skilled staff, operating through 14 own branch offices at border points and main Iranian cities, thanks to the Group's over 700'000 sqm of private bonded terminals and warehousing facilities in Bandar Abbas, Tehran and 23 agent offices throughout the country.

PTB offers international freight forwarding services, trucking, rail services, terminal operations and logistics, port handling, as well as tour and travel services.

With partner offices worldwide we have made our mark as an effective global organization.

  • Agent Offices ۲۳

    At border points and main Iranian cities

  • Dedicated Terminals ۷۰۰,۰۰۰

    in Bandar Abbas, Tehran

  • Years of Activity ۶۴

    Reminiscence of sixty four years of activity full of innovation

HISTORY
PTB Group Timeline
Perse International Forwarding Company was established.
1961

Perse International Forwarding Company was established.

Subsidiary Conship Limited was established.
1971

Subsidiary Conship Limited was established.

Commenced Trans Siberian Service Far East/Jolfa.
1971

Commenced Trans Siberian Service Far East / Jolfa (Iranian border station with former USSR).

Tehran Container Terminal, Iran's first private bonded terminal, was established.
1972

Tehran Container Terminal, Iran's first private bonded terminal, was established.

Acquisition of American Eastern Khoramshar Shipping Agency.
1974

Acquisition of American Eastern Khoramshar Shipping Agency.

Commenced first regular container line, calling Iranian ports
1974

Commenced first regular container line, calling Iranian ports. Joint Service between Conship and Jeuro Japan "Jeuro Line" between Far East and Bandar Imam Khomeini.

Conship Container Terminal, as first Iranian Port Terminal.
1975

Conship Container Terminal, as first Iranian Port Terminal, was established in Bandar Imam Khomeini.

Subsidiary Iran Shipping Ltd.
1976

Subsidiary Iran Shipping Ltd. was established.

Iran Tanker Services
1981

Acquisition of Ameaster Tanker – company handling Tankers at all major Iranian Oil Ports (renamed Iran Tanker Services).

Establishment of TCT bonded terminal in Lotfabad.
1993

Establishment of TCT bonded terminal in Lotfabad (border Iran / Turkmenistan).

Establishment of TCT cotton Terminal in Bandar Abbas.
1995

Establishment of TCT cotton Terminal in Bandar Abbas.

Completion of new 150'000 sqm of TCT cotton terminal in Bandar Abbas.
1999

Completion of new 150'000 sqm of TCT cotton terminal in Bandar Abbas.

Appointed as Exclusive Sales Agent in Iran for Lufthansa Cargo.
2000

Appointed as Exclusive Sales Agent in Iran for Lufthansa Cargo.

Appointed as General Sales Agent (GSA) in Iran.
2001

Appointed as General Sales Agent (GSA) in Iran for British Airways World Cargo.

Iran Shipping reactivated with 2 general cargo river/sea vessels for Caspian Sea trade.
2001

Iran Shipping reactivated with 2 general cargo river/sea vessels for Caspian Sea trade.

Completion of Bandar Anzali general cargo terminal at the heart of Bandar Anzali port.
2001

Completion of Bandar Anzali general cargo terminal at the heart of Bandar Anzali port.

Completion of additional 60'000 sqm extension of TCT Bandar Abbas.
2003

Completion of additional 60'000 sqm extension of TCT Bandar Abbas state-of-the-art Container Terminal (total 200'000 sqm terminal).

Appointed as General Sales Agent (GSA) in Iran for Singapore Airlines Cargo.
2004

Appointed as General Sales Agent (GSA) in Iran for Singapore Airlines Cargo.

Appointed as Sales Agent in Iran for Qatar Airways Cargo.
2005

Appointed as Sales Agent in Iran for Qatar Airways Cargo.

Appointed as Cargo General Sales Agent (GSA) in Iran for British Midland Airways (BMI).
2008

Appointed as Cargo General Sales Agent (GSA) in Iran for British Midland Airways (BMI).

Appointed as Cargo General Sales Agent (GSA) in Iran for China Southern Airlines.
2009

Appointed as Cargo General Sales Agent (GSA) in Iran for China Southern Airlines.

Appointed as Tehran Shahriar Custom Rail Container Terminal and Warehouse Management.
2010

Appointed as Tehran Shahriar Custom Rail Container Terminal and Warehouse Management.

Investment and Construction of Iran first private full container Terminal in Bandar Abbas.
2011

Investment and Construction of Iran first private full container Terminal in Bandar Abbas (70'000 sqm).

Establishment of Conship Bulk Rail Terminal in Shahid Rajaee Bandar Abbas.
2012

Establishment of Conship Bulk Rail Terminal in Shahid Rajaee Bandar Abbas.

Establishment of Conship Container Rail Terminal in Shahid Rajaee Bandar Abbas.
2014

Establishment of Conship Container Rail Terminal in Shahid Rajaee Bandar Abbas.

Commencement of First China / Iran Block Train (New Silk Road).
2016

Commencement of First China / Iran Block Train (New Silk Road).

Signing Aprin Dry Port's Phase One Contract for 55 Hectares.
2017

Signing Aprin Dry Port's Phase One Contract for 55 Hectares.

Aprin Dry Port construction commenced.
2020

Aprin Dry Port construction commenced.

Investment first Rail Bulk Terminal in Chabahar commenced.
2021

Investment first Rail Bulk Terminal in Chabahar commenced. (Perse Asia Rail Terminal Chabahar Free Zone Ltd.)

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Innovations
Major Innovations

Pioneer of containerization and traffic to Iran by land and sea bridge (Trans Siberian Rail Service 1971 and first Container Deep Sea liner service to Bandar Imam Khomeini 1975)

Major Innovations

Initiating truck and rail transportation via Turkey.

Major Innovations

Setting up customs bonded services between Jolfa (Iranian-Ex-Soviet border) and Tehran

Major Innovations

Establishing export services through Jolfa to Europe

Major Innovations

Foundation of the first dry and sea port container terminals in Iran (Tehran 1973 and Bandar Imam Khomeini 1975)

Major Innovations

Commencement of new container traffic between the P.R. of China and Iran via the USSR

Major Innovations

Opening of the Iranian transit route to CIS (1992)

Major Innovation

Opening of Transit Route for CIS cotton via Bandar Abbas (1993)

Major Innovation

Commencement of First China-Iran Block Train (New Silk Road). (2016)

Major Innovations