Our History

Our track record spans more than 40 years of technical expertise and industry leadership.

1979

  • International Associated Cargo Carrier (IACC) established as stevedoring company in Alexandria, Egypt

1983

  • IACC set up joint venture with Keuhne & Nagel, operating one of Egypt’s premier freight forwarders
  • Launched shipping activity with multipurpose vessel between Yanbu and Suez

1986

  • Shifted operations from Suez to Adabiya as first private terminal and marine operator in Adabiya
1988

1988

  • Launched first multipurpose liner service covering Red Sea ports, introducing the concept of liner services long before containerization in the region
  • Launched first break bulk liner service between Yanbu and Suez

1990

  • Acquired two vessels and added Jeddah to multipurpose liner service
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1993

1993

  • Expanded Red Sea and Gulf Services by adding 10 port calls and increasing fleet size from 3 to 7 vessels

1999

  • Transmar established to connect Egypt and Kenya, Tanzania, Mozambique and South Africa
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2007

  • Transformed business model and started selling multipurpose vessel fleet and investing in containers
  • Launched dedicated container liner service between Adabiya and Jeddah

2008

  • IACC’s various departments were established as individual entities now known as ‘IACC Group’, allowing each division to grow and expand individually

2009

  • Launched dedicated container liner service between Adabiya and Jeddah
  • Invested in Reefer containers

2010

  • Added Port Sudan to Red Sea portfolio
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2013

2013

  • Launched Feeder service for MLOs between Jeddah and Port Sudan
2016

2016

  • Launched Gulf Service connected Red Sea to Arabian Gulf for Borouge
  • Connected Red Sea ports to UAE and East Coast KSA (Khalifa, Jebel Ali, Dammam, Jubail)
  • IACC Shipping and Transmar Shipping were merged to become "Transmar"
2021

2021

  • Expanded to Sokhna, Egypt, Aqaba, Jordan and Djibouti
2022

2022

  • Acquired new vessel, MV Transmar Legacy
  • Launched new market in Pakistan
  • Closed the transaction of the sale of 70% of the shares to AD Ports Group, as their first overseas acquisition.
2023

2023

  • Launched new markets in India, Yemen, Sudan, Kuwait and Iraq