Page 6 - Al-Rashed Corporate Profile

Modern day Kuwait has come a long way from the small pearl fishing
community of the early 1900s. Sophisticated and cosmopolitan, it is the
world’s eleventh richest nation, boasting a free and thriving economy, a

well-funded education system and the second highest literacy rate in the
Middle East. The echoes of the old pearl fishing tradition, however, continue
to resonate strongly today. Kuwait has developed one of the largest shipping

industries in the Arabian Gulf, not only handling exports but also importing the
vast array of materials required for industrial and commercial development,
along with goods and food for its multifaceted population

One of the leaders of the Kuwaiti marine industry is Al-Rashed International

Shipping Co., a division of The Al-Rashed Group a long established trading
company founded in 1911 by Late Mr. Abdul Aziz Abdul Mohsin Al-Rashed,
from the highly respected Al-Rashed family

Al-Rashed International Shipping Co., Kuwait has been awarded the quality
management system certification with UKAS accreditation as per the ISO
9001, 18001 and 14001. This certification acknowledges the Quality system
maintenance in the company’s activities of shipping, vessel handling, air

& ocean freight, inland transportation, project logistics, warehousing and
integrated supply chain solutions.

Bassim Saud A. Al-Rashed

BASSIM SAUD A. AL-RASHED
Chairman