In August 2007, the Ethiopian Federal Democratic Republic’s Ministry of Transportation established the former Ethiopian Maritime Affairs Authority (EMAA) under Proclamation No.549/2007. The Ministry of Transportation vested EMAA with the responsibility and authority to ensure the standards of Ethiopia’s maritime training and seafarer certification, marine & dry ports, and transport logistics infrastructure. EMA is a Transport Ministry agency, managed by the Office of the Director-General. The Authority is based in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, and operates separate departments for the accreditation of training centers & seafarer certification, registration of Ethiopia’s national fleet, and maritime security and safety.
Proclamation
Ethiopian Maritime Authority is governmental regulatory body established as proclamation No. 549/2007 and changed its name as per proclamation No. 1263/2021
Vision
To make Ethiopia the leading logistics performer in Africa and one of the five supplying seafarer nations in the world by 2030.
Mission
Transform the logistics system and benefit from the blue economy by:
Improving the legal frame work and polices of the maritime and logistic sector .
Enhance the efficiency of shipping and logistics operators.
Laying a robust logistics foundation by creating seamless customs and transit system and by facilitating business and finance system related to the sector.
Building logistics infrastructure.
Ensuring that registered vessels are safe and seafarers are qualified and satisfied.
Laying strong seafarers marketing strategy and
Enabling the regulatory capacity of the sector.
Values
International competitiveness
Transformation
Team Spirt
Transparency
Loyalty
Safety first
Coordinated system
Effectiveness
Objectives
Ensure that the transport operations and movement of goods and import and export of the country are economical; plan, coordinate and enforce such operation.
Reduce the transit time of import export of goods, and coordinate the concerned Government bodies to care for goods at port.
Seek ways and means for the promotion and development of multimodal transport, marine transport, in-land water transport and ensure the availability of uninterrupted resource of skilled man power in the maritime sector for the country;
To implement obligations and rights of Ethiopia under international maritime conventions.
