Lotus
Lotus (Onshore and Offshore Forwarders) is a Tehran-based freight forwarding company established in 2011 with a focus on managing transport for export, import and transit shipments worldwide. The founders bring more than a decade and a half of experience in the transportation industry, leveraging relationships with leading shipping lines and international firms to enhance communication, operational knowledge, and customer service. Lotus emphasizes the implementation of modern quality, health, safety and environmental (QHSE) management systems to align service delivery with client needs while maintaining competitive cost and quality.
The company aims to improve transport service management across the supply chain and pursue operational excellence through updated tools and standardized processes. Lotus positions itself as a provider of integrated logistics solutions, offering advisory support on shipment handling, route and mode selection, and the most cost-effective pathways for internal and external transit cargo with efficiency in mind. Core capabilities include coordination for loading and unloading, stuffing, securing cargo, and issuing multimodal documents for shipments to Iran or other destinations, tailored to client requirements.
Lotus describes its service footprint as encompassing FCL and LCL movements, transport of bulk and general goods, and ongoing shipment tracking. The organization highlights weekly regular deliveries at competitive rates, supported by substantial containerized shipment activity with major global shipping lines. In addition to standard transport, Lotus has undertaken diverse projects such as petrochemical exports, cable and home appliance imports by road and rail, steel product transit, mineral exports, and specialized cargo moves including gym equipment, cylinders and ISO tanks containing DC products, and heavy project cargo like drilling towers. The focus on projects and multi-modal capabilities reflects a broad portfolio designed to address complex and time-sensitive logistics requirements.
With an emphasis on practical solutions and customer-centric service, Lotus seeks to provide reliable, end-to-end logistics management across multimodal networks, leveraging its regional experience and network to support international trade flows through Tehran and Iran’s ports and inland corridors.
