November 9 - Armin Shipping & International Transport has joined the Project Cargo Network (PCN) as the grouping's third member in Iran.
Established in 1994 and with 105 staff members, Armin has 10 branch offices across Iran.
Iman Jahanshahi , chairman of the board and commercial manager at Armin, stated: "The management team is an energetic and highly experienced group, with years of extensive transport and logistics experience."
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