Maritime Transport Entrepreneurs Association What is MTEA

Maritime Transport Entrepreneurs' Association

What is MTEA? • It is a union of like-minded persons – members of shipping community for dialogs and settlement of mutual problems together with governmental authorities and publicity • It is a regional dialog site where the members of shipping community exchange ideas and work out unified position for the futher activity on development of maritime industry.

Why MTEA was created? • To unite members of shipping community in one organization representing their mutual interests • To promote complex and effective development of maritime transport in the Republic of Kazakhstan

MTEA history The Association was created on November 2008. The founders are the following shipowning companies : • «NMSC «Kaz. Mor. Trans. Flot» JSC , • «OMS Shipping» PLL, • «GAC Kazakhstan» PLL. On December 4, 2008 the Department of justice in Astana registered the Association.

MTEA strategy Mission Promotion of the maritime transport in the Republic of Kazakhstan, representation and protection of rights and interests of the Association members. Perspective Cooperation with governmental authorities and society, and providing dialog for searching the joint solutions of social-economic and scientific-technical issues.

Aims of MTEA development The strategy aims of Association are the following: 1. Creation of favorable conditions for maritime transport development in RK; 2. Representation, protection of rights and interests of the Association members; 3. Transformation of the Association in the effectively working institute; 4. All-round lighting of maritime transport activity; 5. International cooperation.

MTEA foundations and values • Democratic character. All Association members regardless of size and form of ownership have equal rights and obligations in the Association. • Professionalism. The Association members are professionals and correspond to the international standards of professional cooperation and communication within the Association, the employees of which are highly professional specialists. • Transparency. All Association members stand by principles of maximal transparency in their activity within the Association. • Responsibility. The Association members are the companies performing the ideology of Good Corporate Citizen. • Innovativeness. All Association members have right to offer own programs and projects, and promote them within the Association. • Efficiency. The Association members have right to demand the efficiency of executive and operating bodies of the Association,

Managing the Association q Direct contact and constant cooperation with the association members; q Responsibility and accountability of the Association management; q Transparency and openness of the current activity; q Effective corporate management

MTEA management structure Association members General meeting Association members Council of Association Direction Audit Commission

MTEA is an epicentre of ties and ideas exchange Government RK International organizations MTEA Authorized governmental bodies Non-governmental organizations Mass media Members

Current activity • Obtained an accreditation of the Ministry of transport and communications (permanently we provide expert opinions on legal acts connected to the transport) • Introduced changes and amendments to the Government regulation № 836 dated June 19, 2001 concerning the changing of rules on employment of specialists of shipboard personnel • Worked on introduction of changes to the Law RK «On merchant shipping» . The Association is a member of working group in Majilis of Parliament RK on examining the Law draft

Current tasks üAttraction of highly qualified specialists, having great experience in the sphere of maritime transport for the Association; üArrangement of PR actions on problems of maritime transport in mass media; üPermanent consultations with international experts in the sphere of maritime merchant shipping; üMending of international links (with associations of the Caspian countries, cooperation with international organizations, possibility of implementation of mutual projects and actions)