Arabian Establishment For Trade & Shipping

Origins of AET, Arabian Est. For Trade & Shipping Ltd. Founded by H.R.H. Prince Abdullah Al Faisal Al Saud, and he has been leading and inspiring the team at AET logistics. AET, three letters by which the Arabian Establishment for Trade & Shipping limited has become known and Expected by Leading Ship-owners all over the World. Three letters which Symbolize traditional Arabian Values – Ability, Excellence and Trust. In 1963 HRH Prince Abdullah Al Faisal Al Saud acquired the shipping & trading business of Bellatley Bankey,a long established agency in Jeddah, and formed the Arabian Establishment for Trade & Shipping Limited. The port of Jeddah has been in existence for more than 2000 years and its strategic location, halfway through the Red Sea, has ensured prosperity since its foundation, The owners of the Arabian Establishment for Trade and Shipping Ltd choose Jeddah as the ideal base for their shipping activities and established the Head office close to the Jeddah Islamic port on 1962 with a commitment to high standard the newly formed company rapidly expanded and, in the process, diversified Into other related businesses. Nowadays the company is not only a major shipping agency, with the added Prestige of being the Lloyds Agents for Saudi Arabia In Jeddah AET also owns a modern container storage and repair depot, linked to a group owned transportation Fleet. The Spectacular growth of Saudi Arabian Commerce and the rapid modernization of the ports created excellent opportunities for AET. As a result AET ranks as one of the largest and most substantial shipping agency network in Saudi Arabia with offices in all the country’s major commercial ports and tanker terminals.