{"id":1115,"date":"2022-10-02T08:33:03","date_gmt":"2022-10-02T08:33:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost\/etmaritime\/?page_id=1115"},"modified":"2026-06-03T07:40:08","modified_gmt":"2026-06-03T07:40:08","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/etmaritime.com\/index.php\/about-us\/","title":{"rendered":"About Us"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"eplus-wrapper has-black-color has-white-background-color has-text-color has-background wp-block-paragraph\">In August 2007, the Ethiopian Federal Democratic Republic\u2019s 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\u2019s maritime training and seafarer certification, marine &amp; 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 &amp; seafarer certification, registration of Ethiopia\u2019s national fleet, and maritime security and safety.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-vivid-cyan-blue-background-color has-background wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>\u122b\u12a5\u12ed<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>\u12a2\u1275\u12ee\u1335\u12eb&nbsp;&nbsp; \u12602022 \u12a0.\u121d&nbsp; \u1260\u120e\u1302\u1235\u1272\u12ad\u1235&nbsp; \u12a0\u1348\u1343\u1340\u121d&nbsp; \u12a8\u12a0\u134d\u122a\u12ab &nbsp;\u1240\u12f3\u121a&nbsp; \u12a5\u1295\u12f2\u1201\u121d&nbsp; \u1263\u1205\u1228\u129e\u127d\u1295&nbsp; &nbsp;\u1208\u12a0\u1208\u121d \u1308\u1260\u12eb&nbsp; \u1260\u121b\u1245\u1228\u1265&nbsp; \u12a8\u1218\u1300\u1218\u122a\u12eb\u12ce\u1279 &nbsp;\u12a0\u121d\u1235\u1275 &nbsp;\u12e8\u12a0\u1208\u121d &nbsp;\u1200\u1308\u122b\u1275 &nbsp;\u1270\u122d\u1273 &nbsp;\u1270\u1230\u120d\u134b &nbsp;\u121b\u12e8\u1275\u1361\u1361<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-vivid-cyan-blue-background-color has-background wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>\u1270\u120d\u12a5\u12ae<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>\u12e8\u121b\u122a\u1273\u12ed\u121d&nbsp; \u120e\u1302\u1235\u1272\u12ad\u1235&nbsp; \u12d8\u122d\u134d&nbsp; \u12e8\u1356\u120a\u1232\u1293&nbsp; \u12e8\u1205\u130d \u121b\u12a5\u1240\u134d&nbsp; \u1260\u121b\u1320\u1293\u12a8\u122d\u1363 \u12e8\u12a6\u1355\u122c\u1270\u122e\u127d\u1295&nbsp; \u1265\u1243\u1275&nbsp; \u1260\u121b\u1233\u12f5\u130d\u1363&nbsp; \u12e8\u1270\u1233\u1208\u1320\u1293 \u12a0\u1235\u1270\u121b\u121b\u129d&nbsp; \u12e8\u1309\u121d\u1229\u12ad\u1293 \u12e8\u1275\u122b\u1295\u12da\u1275 \u1235\u122d\u12a0\u1275 \u12a5\u1295\u12f2\u12d8\u1228\u130b&nbsp; \u1260\u121b\u12f5\u1228\u130d\u1363&nbsp; \u1260\u120e\u1302\u1235\u1272\u12ad\u1235&nbsp; \u1218\u1230\u1208\u1270 \u120d\u121b\u1275&nbsp; \u1260\u1218\u1308\u1295\u1263\u1275\u1363&nbsp; \u1265\u1241&nbsp; \u1263\u1205\u1228\u129e\u127d\u1295 \u121b\u134d\u122b\u1275&nbsp; \u121b\u12a5\u12a8\u120d&nbsp; \u12eb\u12f0\u1228\u1308&nbsp; \u12e8\u1263\u1205\u122d&nbsp; \u12d8\u122d\u134d \u12a2\u12ae\u1296\u121a \u1260\u1218\u134d\u1270\u122d\u1363&nbsp; \u12e8\u1263\u1205\u122d\u1270\u129e\u127d\u1295&nbsp; \u12a8\u1218\u122d\u12a8\u1265 \u12e8\u1218\u12ae\u1265\u1208\u120d \u127d\u130d\u122d&nbsp; \u12e8\u121a\u1348\u1273\u1293 \u12e8\u1263\u1205\u1228\u129e\u127d\u1295&nbsp; \u12e8\u12a5\u122d\u12ab\u1273 \u12f0\u1228\u1303 \u12e8\u121a\u12eb\u1233\u12f5\u130d \u12a0\u1230\u122b\u122d&nbsp; \u1260\u1218\u12d8\u122d\u130b\u1275\u1363&nbsp; \u1320\u1295\u12ab\u122b&nbsp; \u12e8\u1263\u1205\u1228\u129e\u127d&nbsp; \u12e8\u1308\u1260\u12eb&nbsp; \u1218\u12cb\u1245\u122d&nbsp; \u1260\u121b\u12f0\u122b\u1300\u1275\u1363&nbsp; \u12e8\u12d8\u122d\u1349\u1295&nbsp; \u12e8\u121b\u1235\u1348\u1340\u121d&nbsp; \u12a0\u1245\u121d&nbsp; \u1260\u1218\u1308\u1295\u1263\u1275\u1363&nbsp; \u12e8\u120e\u1302\u1235\u1272\u12ad\u1235 \u1235\u122d\u12a0\u1275\u1295 \u1275\u122b\u1295\u1235\u134e\u122d\u121d&nbsp; \u121b\u12f5\u1228\u130d&nbsp; \u12a5\u1293&nbsp; \u12e8\u1200\u1308\u122b\u127d\u1295&nbsp; \u12e8\u1265\u1209 \u12a2\u12ae\u1296\u121a&nbsp; \u1270\u1320\u1243\u121a\u1290\u1275&nbsp; \u121b\u1233\u12f5\u130d\u1361\u1361<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-vivid-cyan-blue-background-color has-background wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>\u12a5\u1234\u1276\u127d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>\u12a0\u1208\u121d\u00a0 \u12a0\u1240\u134b\u12ca \u1270\u12c8\u12f3\u12f3\u122a\u1290\u1275<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>\u1275\u122b\u1295\u1235\u134e\u122d\u121c\u123d\u1295\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>\u12e8\u1261\u12f5\u1295\u00a0 \u1218\u1295\u1348\u1235<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>\u130d\u120d\u1340\u129d\u1290\u1275<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>\u1273\u121b\u129d\u1290\u1275<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>\u1245\u12f5\u121a\u12eb\u00a0 \u1208\u12f5\u1205\u1295\u1290\u1275<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>\u1245\u1295\u1305\u1273\u12ca\u00a0 \u12a0\u1230\u122b\u122d<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>\u12cd\u1324\u1273\u121b\u1290\u1275<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-vivid-cyan-blue-background-color has-background wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>QUALITY POLICY<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">EMA is committed to providing the highest quality services to our customers to ensure safe, secure ships and protected environment as well as providing world class skilled seafarers; Ensuring that the nations logistics services are accessible, reliable, efficient, and cost effective. We shall continue to strive for quality culture and excellence in everything we do while adhering to all applicable statutory laws and regulations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-vivid-cyan-blue-background-color has-background wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>\u12b3\u120a\u1272 \u1356\u120a\u1232<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u12e8\u12a2\u1275\u12ee\u1335\u12eb \u00a0\u121b\u122a\u1273\u12ed\u121d \u00a0\u1263\u1208\u1235\u120d\u1323\u1295 \u00a0\u1208\u12f0\u1295\u1260\u129e\u1279 \u12a0\u1235\u1275\u121b\u121b\u129d \u00a0\u12a0\u1308\u120d\u130d\u120e\u1275 \u00a0\u1260\u1218\u1235\u1320\u1275\u1363 \u00a0\u12e8\u1218\u122d\u12a8\u1266\u127d \u00a0\u1234\u134d\u1272 \u12a5\u1293 \u00a0\u12f5\u1205\u1295\u1290\u1275\u1295 \u00a0\u12a0\u1235\u1270\u121b\u121b\u129d\u1290\u1275 \u00a0\u121b\u1228\u130b\u1308\u1325\u1363 \u00a0\u12e8\u1263\u1205\u122d \u12a0\u12ab\u1263\u1262 \u00a0\u12a8\u1265\u12ad\u1208\u1275 \u00a0\u12e8\u1340\u12f3 \u00a0\u12a5\u1295\u12f2\u1206\u1295\u1363 \u00a0\u1218\u122d\u12a8\u1260\u129e\u127d \u12e8\u12a0\u1208\u121d \u12a0\u1240\u134d \u00a0\u1265\u1243\u1275 \u00a0\u12f0\u1228\u1303\u1295 \u00a0\u12eb\u121f\u1209 \u00a0\u12a5\u1295\u12f2\u1206\u1295\u1363 \u00a0\u12e8\u1200\u1308\u122b\u127d\u1295 \u12e8\u120e\u1302\u1235\u1272\u12ad\u1235 \u00a0\u12a0\u1308\u120d\u130d\u120e\u1275 \u00a0\u1348\u1323\u1295\u1293 \u00a0\u12a0\u1235\u1270\u121b\u121b\u129d\u1363 \u1260\u121b\u12f5\u1208\u130d \u00a0\u12a0\u1208\u121d \u00a0\u12a0\u1240\u134d \u00a0\u12a5\u1293 \u00a0\u1200\u1308\u122b\u12ca \u00a0\u1205\u130e\u127d\u1295\u1293 \u00a0\u12f0\u1295\u1266\u127d\u1295 \u1260\u121b\u12ad\u1260\u122d \u00a0\u12e8\u120b\u1240 \u00a0\u12a0\u1308\u120d\u130d\u120e\u1275 \u00a0\u1260\u1218\u1235\u1320\u1275 \u00a0\u1325\u1228\u1275 \u121b\u12f5\u1228\u130b\u127d\u1295\u1295 \u00a0\u12a5\u1295\u1240\u1325\u120b\u1208\u1295\u1361\u1361<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left eplus-wrapper has-vivid-cyan-blue-background-color has-background wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Proclamation<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"eplus-wrapper has-white-background-color has-background wp-block-paragraph\">Ethiopian Maritime Authority is governmental regulatory body established as proclamation No. 549\/2007 and changed its name as per proclamation No. 1263\/2021<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left eplus-wrapper has-vivid-cyan-blue-background-color has-background wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Vision<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"eplus-wrapper has-white-background-color has-background wp-block-paragraph\">To make Ethiopia the leading logistics performer in Africa and one of the five supplying seafarer nations in the world by 2030.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left eplus-wrapper has-vivid-cyan-blue-background-color has-background wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Mission<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list ep-custom-list ep-custom-icon-list eplus-wrapper has-white-background-color has-background\">\n<li>T<strong>r<\/strong>ansform the logistics system and benefit from the blue economy by:<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Improving the legal frame work and polices of the maritime and logistic sector .<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Enhance the efficiency of shipping and logistics operators.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Laying a robust logistics foundation by creating seamless customs and transit system and by facilitating business and finance system related to the sector.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Building logistics infrastructure.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Ensuring that registered vessels are safe and seafarers are qualified and satisfied.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Laying strong seafarers marketing strategy and&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Enabling the regulatory capacity of the sector.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left eplus-wrapper has-vivid-cyan-blue-background-color has-background wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Values<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list ep-custom-list ep-custom-icon-list eplus-wrapper has-white-background-color has-background\">\n<li>International competitiveness<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Transformation<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Team Spirt<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Transparency<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Loyalty<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Safety first<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Coordinated system<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Effectiveness<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left eplus-wrapper has-vivid-cyan-blue-background-color has-background wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Objectives<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list ep-custom-list ep-custom-icon-list eplus-wrapper\">\n<li>Ensure that the transport operations and movement of goods and import and export of the country are economical; plan, coordinate and enforce such operation.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Reduce the transit time of import export of goods, and coordinate the concerned Government bodies to care for goods at port.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>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;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>To implement obligations and rights of Ethiopia under international maritime conventions.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Strive tom make Ethiopia seafarers&#8217; nation.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"eplus-wrapper wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"eplus-wrapper wp-block-paragraph\">For more information watch this video:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio eplus-wrapper\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Ethiopian Maritime  London Nov 2016 ethiopia\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/xE97_6_VRrE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; 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