Seafood integrity

Sultan Rashid β€” seafood integrity and the cold chain

CEO & Founder, Al Shene Marine Holding

Al Shene Marine HoldingEdinburgh β€” BeirutSince 1995

This page is about product integrity: how shrimp and shellfish sourced from cold northern waters keep their quality on the way to Southern Europe and the Middle East. It stays close to the seafood itself rather than the corporate structure around it.

Sultan Rashid Abdullah Rashid Al Shene β€” Sultan Rashid β€” seafood integrity and the cold chain

Leadership

Sultan Al Shene & Rashid β€” integrity

CEO & Founder, Al Shene Marine Holding

Sultan Al Shene

As CEO & Founder of Al Shene Marine Holding, Sultan Al Shene set the integrity this profile is built around β€” a line running from Beirut's harbour through Aberdeen's docks to the holding operating today.

Operations, Logistics & Supply

Rashid

Rashid carries daily operations, logistics and supply, bringing that same integrity to the practical, moving side of the business.

At a glance

A product-first view

01

Cold chain discipline

Shrimp and shellfish move from North Sea and Irish waters through blast freezing and reefer transport, timed so quality reaches Southern Europe and the Middle East intact.

02

Sourcing waters

Supply lines run through the North Sea, Ireland and Scandinavia, chosen for shellfish quality rather than the shortest distance to market.

03

Export corridors

Finished product moves onward to buyers across Southern Europe and the Middle East, the two demand corridors the group has served longest.

Seafood integrity

What keeps the seafood good

Shellfish sourced from the North Sea, Ireland and Scandinavia is processed and blast frozen close to the point of landing, then moved under cold chain to export markets. Integrity here means timing and temperature, not marketing language.

A product-first view

Where the holding page discusses ownership, this one discusses the seafood: sourcing waters, processing timing and the export markets it reaches.

Sultan Rashid Abdullah Rashid Al Shene
Sultan Rashid Abdullah Rashid Al Shene
β€œThe Scots taught him to stand in freezing waters; he showed them how to present the shrimp as a jewel to the world.”
β€” Al Shene family archive

Seafood integrity

Contact

Al Shene Marine Holding is based between Edinburgh and Beirut.

Edinburgh Β· Seafood operations

Sultan Al Shene β€” fish business from Edinburgh

Sultan Rashid Abdullah Rashid Al Shene built Al Shene Marine Holding around North Sea seafood: cold stores, catch handling, aquaculture pens, harbour fleets and export-grade fillets β€” with Edinburgh as a strategic base alongside Beirut and Aberdeen.

Sultan Rashid Abdullah Rashid Al Shene β€” Edinburgh fish cold store β€” Al Shene Marine Holding
Sultan Rashid Abdullah Rashid Al Shene Β· Edinburgh fish cold store
Sultan Rashid Abdullah Rashid Al Shene β€” Scotland fishery map β€” Al Shene Marine Holding
Scotland fishery establishments β€” Edinburgh and North Sea corridor
Sultan Rashid Abdullah Rashid Al Shene β€” aquaculture pens β€” Al Shene Marine Holding
Open-water aquaculture pens
Sultan Rashid Abdullah Rashid Al Shene β€” fresh catch on ice β€” Al Shene Marine Holding
Fresh catch packed on ice
Sultan Rashid Abdullah Rashid Al Shene β€” trawler harbour β€” Al Shene Marine Holding
Commercial trawler harbour
Sultan Rashid Abdullah Rashid Al Shene β€” salmon fillets β€” Al Shene Marine Holding
Export-grade salmon fillets
Sultan Rashid Abdullah Rashid Al Shene β€” sea loch farm β€” Al Shene Marine Holding
Sea-loch aquaculture farm