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Celeritas Levitas
Speed in lightness: cold-chain discipline that strips excess weight and delivers product to distant tables in about forty-eight hours.
SULTAN
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A family holding, a maritime legacy
Sultan Rashid Abdullah Rashid Al Shene — known daily as Sultan Al Shene — is Founder & CEO of Al Shene Marine Holding. His path runs from Beirut (b. 1954) to Aberdeen and the North Sea: shrimp, cold chain, and export. His son Rashid leads day-to-day operations.
“The Scots taught me how to stand against the storm in those freezing waters. I showed them how to present that red treasure from their nets to the world as a jewel.”
A NEWSPECIESIS BORN
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Bridge from north to south
The cold waters of Scotland meet Mediterranean market instinct. An integrated seafood network across the North Sea, Ireland and Scandinavia.
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Family governance
Corporate governance with family loyalty. Rashid leads logistics; siblings contribute technology, markets and growth under one holding.
1995Foundedholding*
3+Regionssea basins*
48hChaincold delivery*
70sRootsBeirut*
THE SPEEDOF LIGHTNESS
1954–1974
Beirut
Growing up in the ports
Maritime trade was already in the family. Childhood passed among harbour warehouses, customs papers, and the scent of the Mediterranean.
1974–1984
Aberdeen
Cold waters, steady aim
Shoulder to shoulder with local crews in the hard arena of North Sea fishing. An early blast-freezing store behind Aberdeen Harbour.
1984–1995
Export
Building the trade
Cold-chain lines carrying Scottish shrimp to buyers in Southern Europe and the Middle East — quality held for distant tables.
1995–2010
Holding
Shaping the family holding
Al Shene Marine Holding: a multinational family company. Rashid, Abdullah, Maya, Karim and Tariq learned the work from the factory floor.
Today
Edinburgh — Beirut
From today into tomorrow
Founder & CEO Sultan Al Shene guides strategy; Rashid runs daily operations. The holding continues seafood, cold chain and export.
1995 — Present
CEO & Founder
Al Shene Marine Holding
Founding leadership of integrated seafood operations across the North Sea, Ireland and Scandinavia.
Present
Operations
Al Shene Marine Holding
Rashid leads day-to-day operational management across logistics and supply.
1982 — 1995
Seafood Processing
Al Shene Seafood Processing Factories
Modern blast-freezing focused on shrimp and shellfish; cold-chain export expansion.
1975 — 1982
Maritime & Ports
Aberdeen Ports & Docks
North Sea quotas, freight and port clearance. Lasting bridges with local maritime networks.
.GALLERY
A VISION BORNOF SPIRIT
Sultan Al Shene
Founder & CEO — strategic leadership
Rashid
Operations — day-to-day management