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Norwegian Maritime Directorate

This page shows the event history for this unit.

Remarks: * = If a date is denoted with an asterisk (*), this implies that the date is not confirmed.

01.01.2026 Maintenance by reorganization

Related units:

Please note that this event has comments in Norwegian that are for the present not translated into English

01.01.2014 No change to unit, but change of superior

(The unit reports to a new superior organization because the previous superior organization was terminated at the same time.)

Superior body
Ministry of Trade, Industry and Fisheries

01.01.2012 * Maintenance by reorganization

Please note that this event has comments in Norwegian that are for the present not translated into English

01.01.2012 Maintenance by absorption

Procedure and documents for this change
Incorporated bodies:

1 January 2012: The Ship Registers NIS/NOR merge with the Norwegian Maritime Directorate to form the new Norwegian Maritime Authority.

The Ship Register will be a new department in the directorate. Our core activities will continue as before and we will still be based in Bergen.

Source: Norwegian International Ship Register web pages

01.11.2006 * Change of location

Located
1106 Haugesund

Procedure and documents for this change

Please note that this event has comments in Norwegian that are for the present not translated into English

01.01.1997 * New superior organization (horizontal movement)

(The unit has changed superior.)

Superior body
Ministry of Trade and Industry

01.01.1990 * Maintenance by absorption

Incorporated bodies:

Please note that this event has comments in Norwegian that are for the present not translated into English

01.01.1988 * No change to unit, but change of superior

(The unit reports to a new superior organization because the previous superior organization was terminated at the same time.)

Superior body
Ministry of Foreign Affairs

27.04.1962 Change of name

Name
Norwegian Maritime Directorate

Short name
Sjøfartsdirektoratet

27.04.1962 New form of affiliation/administrative level

(The unit is reorganized and has changed its form of affiliation/administrative level.)

Affiliations
Central agency/directorate

Please note that this event has comments in Norwegian that are for the present not translated into English

27.04.1962 Unit moving into, or out of, integrated organizations

(The unit moves into, or out of, an integrated organization or a group organization; the unit becomes part of a larger service / group of organizations.)

Superior body
Ministry of Commerce and Shipping

Belongs to group
Norwegian Maritime Directorate

Main affiliation category
Central unit in integrated civil service organization

Please note that this event has comments in Norwegian that are for the present not translated into English

01.10.1955 New superior organization (horizontal movement)

(The unit has changed superior.)

Superior body
Ministry of Commerce and Shipping

Please note that this event has comments in Norwegian that are for the present not translated into English

01.01.1926 * Change of name

Name
The Maritime Office

Short name
Sjøfartskontoret

01.01.1926 * New form of affiliation/administrative level

(The unit is reorganized and has changed its form of affiliation/administrative level.)

Affiliations
Ministry

Hierarchical level
Division

Please note that this event has comments in Norwegian that are for the present not translated into English

01.01.1913 * Change of name

Name
Directorate of Navigation

Short name
Sjøfartsdirektoratet

01.01.1913 * New form of affiliation/administrative level

(The unit is reorganized and has changed its form of affiliation/administrative level.)

Affiliations
Central agency/directorate

Please note that this event has comments in Norwegian that are for the present not translated into English

09.06.1903 Regular founding

Name
The Maritime Office

Short name
Sjøfartskontoret

Affiliations
Ministry

Hierarchical level
Division

COFOG
04 Economic affairs

Superior body
Ministry of Trade, Shipping and Industry

Main affiliation category
National single organization (without subordinated units)

Located
301 Kristiania

Please note that this event has comments in Norwegian that are for the present not translated into English