The Maritime Organization for Eastern, Southern, and Northern Africa (MOESNA) is a regional Intergovernmental body mandated with the Promotion, Protection, and Coordination of the Shipping and Maritime Interests of the region.
Inspired by the revised African Maritime Transport Charter (AMTC), 2010, and the African Integrated Maritime Strategy (AIMS), 2050 which encourage African States to organize themselves into blocks that can drive their common Shipping and Maritime Agendas, States in Eastern, Southern, and Northern Africa, largely using the Indian Ocean as their Maritime passage for International Trade have recommitted to greater collaboration in the advancement of their maritime trade interests in a more structured, coherent, unified, and more effective manner.
Over 90% of the region’s international trade is transported by sea. Due to shared maritime bodies, facilities, multinational service providers, overseas trading partners, and the increased shipping and Maritime challenges the region faces, regional states recognize the increased need for collaboration in this complex, international, high-expenditure, and capital-intensive sector.
MOESNA, originally the Intergovernmental Standing Committee on Shipping (ISCOS), was formed in 1967 by the regional states of Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, and Zambia to promote their shipping and maritime interests.
The name change, witnessed by ministers responsible for shipping and maritime affairs from the states in Eastern, Southern, and Northern Africa, represents a commitment by these regional states to embrace unity of purpose in addressing multifaceted shipping and maritime challenges, building synergies, leveraging each other’s strengths, and setting a strategic path for the transformation of the region’s shipping and maritime sector.
Several Regional States are now at various stages of formalizing their Membership to the Maritime body, with the Democratic Republic of Congo, the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, the Republic of Burundi, the Republic of Botswana, and the Republic of Malawi having joined the organization, bringing the total current membership to nine.
Our Leadership
Hon. Frank Museba Tayali
MOESNA Chair – Minister of Transport and Logistics, Republic of Zambia
Mr. Kassim K. Mpaata
SECRETARY GENERAL
Trade Statics and Information
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- International Trade Statistics.
- Infrastructure Statistics Bulletin.
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- Various stakeholders advisory, advocacy.
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- Understand the various terms applied in shipping industry.
THE SHIPPLINC
A Mobile based Trade Facilitation Platform:
- For Reporting, Monitoring and Resolving Non-Tariff Barriers (NTBs)
- Providing Information to the Industry on various aspects of Freight Logistics and International Trade.
- Accessed through a Mobile Application as well as several other Communication avenues both electronic and conventional (E-mail, Telephone, SMS)
- Backed up by a back office of Freight Logistics experts who are available to provide Support to Freight Logistics as need may arise, in real time and on a continuous basis.
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Latest News
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15JulExciting News!
ISCOS rebranded to the Maritime Organization for Eastern Southern and Northern Africa (MOESNA).This transformation reflects our renewed commitment to enhancing Regional Maritime Collaboration and Development.
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FAQ
MOESNA is currently constituted by nine member states namely; Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Ethiopia, Burundi, Botswana and Malawi as full members. However, membership is open to other states in the Eastern, Southern and Northern African States and any other states as may be determined by the Assembly as full member category. Membership is also open to organizations associated with maritime activities.
MOESNA is an acronym for The Maritime Organization for Eastern, Southern and Northern Africa
Currently the Secretariat’s headquarters is in Mombasa, Kenya and a branch office was opened in Dar es Saalam, United Republic of Tanzania. However more offices can be opened if need arises.
It promotes and advocates for efficient and competitive Shipping and Maritime services in the Eastern, Southern and Northern Africa.
MOESNA is mainly funded by its member states namely; Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Democratic Republic of Congo, Ethiopia, Burundi, Botswana and Malawi. Occasionally, some of MOESNA activity programs are co-funded by development partners.