United Arab Shipping Company was established in July 1976; jointly by the six shareholding states from the Arabian Gulf (Bahrain, Iraq, Kuwait, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and U.A.E). The head office is located in the State of Kuwait.

As the National line of the Arabian Gulf states, UASC\\\'s primary mission is to serve the shipping needs of the Arabian Gulf region

UASC also aims to expand into global trades, where commercially feasible, to strengthen our operations and provide a wider service network to our customers.

UASC is one of the largest ocean carrier of dry cargo to the Middle East. UASC has assumed this position on merit as a carrier providing first class service to its customers, which has been maintained, despite ups and downs, in the market.