The Maritime Arbitrators Association of Nigeria ("the Association") is an independent body of arbitration registered as an incorporated trust by the Corporate Affairs Commission on the 6th of October 2005 with Certificate of Incorporation No. CAC/IT/NO 19614.

MAAN was conceived by practitioners that have attained distinction and expertise in arbitration and maritime law in Nigeria. Following its conception and incorporation in 2005 its executive council has acted as a steering body for the establishment of the associations' ethos and structures. The council is committed to ensuring that MAAN maintains internationally accepted standards and best practices with local expertise. MAAN is borne out of the essential need to offer Nigeria as an alternative resource and venue following recent developments in the industry and the growing cost of arbitration in foreign countries and the pressure on the litigation system to deliver timely solutions.

It is a membership organization open to industry practitioners; service providers; consumers of arbitration services and all stakeholders at large. It maintains a roll of MAAN arbitrators and a list of MAAN "experts"/"assessors" - individual experts who have shown an intention and preparedness to offer their services for effective dispute resolution- thus, making MAAN the only association of experts on Maritime Arbitration, in Nigeria.