Dr. Emmanuel Kofi Mbiah is a private legal practitioner and a Maritime Law Consultant. He holds a Masters in Marine Management, (M.M.M.) from
Dalhousie University, Canada, a Master of Laws, (LL.M.), from the 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’s in Business
Administration (MBA) from the Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration. He obtained his PhD. in Maritime Administration from the
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 working 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 was the chairman of the Legal Committee of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) from 2011 to 2016. A position he held for 6 years.
Served as Chairman of the Union of African Shippers Councils from 2016 to 2017.
Since 2006 till date, Dr Mbiah has served at various times as a visiting professor at the World Maritime University and Lund University in Malmo, Sweden and at the
IMO International Maritime Law Institute in Malta. He is also an external examiner for doctoral candidates at the World Maritime University and the IMO
International Maritime Law Institute.
Dr Mbiah has also served as a resource person and maritime law expert at various international seminars and conferences including Maritime Law
seminars for judges in Kenya, Ghana and Nigeria.
Dr Mbiah is an IMO Consultant in maritime legislation and the Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Chamber of Shipping.
He has published articles in local and international magazines and journals and contributed chapters to some maritime lawbooks.
Dr. Emmanuel Kofi Mbiah is a private legal practitioner and a Maritime Law Consultant. He holds a Masters in Marine Management, (M.M.M.) from
Dalhousie University, Canada, a Master of Laws, (LL.M.), from the 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’s in Business
Administration (MBA) from the Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration. He obtained his PhD. in Maritime Administration from the
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 working 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 was the chairman of the Legal Committee of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) from 2011 to 2016. A position he held for 6 years.
Served as Chairman of the Union of African Shippers Councils from 2016 to 2017.
Since 2006 till date, Dr Mbiah has served at various times as a visiting professor at the World Maritime University and Lund University in Malmo, Sweden and at the
IMO International Maritime Law Institute in Malta. He is also an external examiner for doctoral candidates at the World Maritime University and the IMO
International Maritime Law Institute.
Dr Mbiah has also served as a resource person and maritime law expert at various international seminars and conferences including Maritime Law
seminars for judges in Kenya, Ghana and Nigeria.
Dr Mbiah is an IMO Consultant in maritime legislation and the Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Chamber of Shipping.
He has published articles in local and international magazines and journals and contributed chapters to some maritime lawbooks.
