Aria Shipping started in 1967 with six vessels. Two smaller vessels with capacity of 1,000 and 1,550 tonnes operated in the Persian Gulf area, and four ocean-going vessels ("Aria Sep", "Aria Far", "Aria Naz" and "Aria Gaam") with the total capacity of 61,252 tonnes provided services to Europe, Asia and the Americas. By the end of 1978, due to increasing shipping volume and an expanding national economy, the fleet has expanded to 42 vessels with a total capacity of 525,000 DWT.