Regional Maritime University in Ghana. He is a Master Mariner, with his work at sea
culminating in an appointment as Master (Ship Captain). He holds degrees in
Maritime Affairs (MSc) and Maritime Administration (PhD) from the World Maritime University with ITF and Sheldon Kinney Fellowships, respectively.
Kofi Emmanuel Mbiah is a Barrister at Law. He holds a Master’s degree in Marine
Management (MMM) from Dalhousie University, Canada, and a Master of Laws
(LLM) from IMO International Maritime Law Institute (IMLI), Malta, where he
graduated with distinction and was the recipient of the IMO Secretary General’s
Award for Best Overall Performance. Dr. Mbiah also obtained a Master of Business
Administration (MBA) from the Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration in 2005. He obtained his PhD in Maritime Administration from World
Maritime University, Sweden, in 2011. He is a member of the Chartered Institute of
Arbitrators U.K. (MCIArb) and a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Logistics and
Transport (FCILT). He started his career at Ghana Shippers Authority in 1982 as an
Assistant Legal Officer and rose through the ranks by dint of hard work to become
the Chief Executive Officer in 1998, a position he held for 19 years. Dr. Mbiah is the
immediate past Chairman of the Legal Committee of the International Maritime
Organization, a position he held for 6 years. He also served as Chairman of the
Union of African Shippers Councils from 2016 to 2017. Since 2006 to date,
Dr. Mbiah has served at various times as a Visiting Professor at the World Maritime
and Lund University in Sweden and at the IMO International Maritime Law Institute
in Malta. He has also served as a resource person and maritime law expert at various
international seminars and conferences including CMI conferences and Maritime
Law seminars for judges in Kenya, Ghana and Nigeria. He has published articles in
local and international journals. In 2015, the IMO appointed Dr. Mbiah to the Board
of Governors of IMLI. He is a proud recipient of many awards for excellence
including the IMLI International Achievement Award. He now works with Alliance
Partners as a Private Legal Practitioner and a Maritime Law and Management
Consultant with Shipman Consult. He is presently the CEO of the Ghana Chamber
of Shipping.
Maximo Q. Mejia, Jr. has been a member of the resident faculty at the World
Maritime University (WMU) since 1998. He holds a BSc (US Naval Academy,
Annapolis, Maryland), MALD (Fletcher School, Medford, Massachusetts), MSc
(WMU, Malmö, Sweden) and PhD (Lund University, Lund, Sweden). Before
joining WMU, he saw duty on board naval and coast guard vessels as well as in
shore-based facilities in the Philippines. He went on leave from WMU to return to
the Philippines to serve as Administrator (Director General) of the Maritime Industry
Authority (MARINA) from May 2013 to July 2016. MARINA is the country’s
maritime administration, responsible for integrating the development, promotion and
regulation of the maritime industry. In 2013, Lloyd’s List included Dr. Mejia in its
list of the world’s 100 Most Influential Persons in the Shipping Industry. Prof.
Mejia’s teaching and research areas include maritime policy, law, human factors,
safety and security-related issues. He is the editor/co-editor of 8 books and author/
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culminating in an appointment as Master (Ship Captain). He holds degrees in
Maritime Affairs (MSc) and Maritime Administration (PhD) from the World Maritime University with ITF and Sheldon Kinney Fellowships, respectively.
Kofi Emmanuel Mbiah is a Barrister at Law. He holds a Master’s degree in Marine
Management (MMM) from Dalhousie University, Canada, and a Master of Laws
(LLM) from IMO International Maritime Law Institute (IMLI), Malta, where he
graduated with distinction and was the recipient of the IMO Secretary General’s
Award for Best Overall Performance. Dr. Mbiah also obtained a Master of Business
Administration (MBA) from the Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration in 2005. He obtained his PhD in Maritime Administration from World
Maritime University, Sweden, in 2011. He is a member of the Chartered Institute of
Arbitrators U.K. (MCIArb) and a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Logistics and
Transport (FCILT). He started his career at Ghana Shippers Authority in 1982 as an
Assistant Legal Officer and rose through the ranks by dint of hard work to become
the Chief Executive Officer in 1998, a position he held for 19 years. Dr. Mbiah is the
immediate past Chairman of the Legal Committee of the International Maritime
Organization, a position he held for 6 years. He also served as Chairman of the
Union of African Shippers Councils from 2016 to 2017. Since 2006 to date,
Dr. Mbiah has served at various times as a Visiting Professor at the World Maritime
and Lund University in Sweden and at the IMO International Maritime Law Institute
in Malta. He has also served as a resource person and maritime law expert at various
international seminars and conferences including CMI conferences and Maritime
Law seminars for judges in Kenya, Ghana and Nigeria. He has published articles in
local and international journals. In 2015, the IMO appointed Dr. Mbiah to the Board
of Governors of IMLI. He is a proud recipient of many awards for excellence
including the IMLI International Achievement Award. He now works with Alliance
Partners as a Private Legal Practitioner and a Maritime Law and Management
Consultant with Shipman Consult. He is presently the CEO of the Ghana Chamber
of Shipping.
Maximo Q. Mejia, Jr. has been a member of the resident faculty at the World
Maritime University (WMU) since 1998. He holds a BSc (US Naval Academy,
Annapolis, Maryland), MALD (Fletcher School, Medford, Massachusetts), MSc
(WMU, Malmö, Sweden) and PhD (Lund University, Lund, Sweden). Before
joining WMU, he saw duty on board naval and coast guard vessels as well as in
shore-based facilities in the Philippines. He went on leave from WMU to return to
the Philippines to serve as Administrator (Director General) of the Maritime Industry
Authority (MARINA) from May 2013 to July 2016. MARINA is the country’s
maritime administration, responsible for integrating the development, promotion and
regulation of the maritime industry. In 2013, Lloyd’s List included Dr. Mejia in its
list of the world’s 100 Most Influential Persons in the Shipping Industry. Prof.
Mejia’s teaching and research areas include maritime policy, law, human factors,
safety and security-related issues. He is the editor/co-editor of 8 books and author/
About the Authors
xxiii