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Organisation
The Swedish Maritime Administration’s
❯❯ The Swedish Maritime Administration
is a central administrative authority
with responsibility for the
shipping sector. Operations are conducted
in the form of a government
agency. According to the Government’s
instructions, operations are to
focus on merchant shipping, but
should also take into account the interests
of recreational boating, fishing
and the Swedish Navy. The Swedish
Maritime Administration is to promote
the fulfilment of transport policy
objectives in the maritime area in
a cost-effective manner. Operations
are financed primarily through dues
paid by merchant shipping.
Organisationally, the headquarters
and central management of the
Swedish Maritime Administration are
in Norrköping, and the agency also
has a regional organisation of seven
maritime traffic areas and a central
maritime search and rescue centre in
Gothenburg. The Maritime Safety
Inspectorate, which is an independent
unit in terms of responsibilities,
is headquartered in Norrköping and
is in charge of three regional inspection
areas. Operational activities are
divided up into two departments; the
Fairways Department, which is responsible
for the implementation of
approved infrastructure programmes
for fairways, icebreaking and hydrographic
information; and the Maritime
Traffic Department, which supervises
and co-ordinates operations
of the maritime traffic areas as regards
pilotage, maritime traffic information
and maritime search and rescue
services. The chart below shows
the organisational structure.
The Swedish Maritime Administration’s
primary task is to provide
favourable conditions for shipping in
Sweden and for Swedish shipping.
This includes:
● Supervising maritime safety and assuming
responsibility for the co-ordination
of traffic safety in shipping.
● Assuming responsibility for infrastructure
services for shipping in the
The Board of Directors of the Swedish Maritime Administration at a meeting at its
headquarters in Norrköping. Front row, from left: Rolf Johannesson, Solgerd Björn-Rasmussen,
Elisabeth Nilsson, Anitha Bondestam and Elizabeth Nyström.
Back row, from left: Lars Vieweg (Secretary), Göte Karlsson, Tapani Hoffrén, Claes-
Göran Brandin, Jörgen Andersson (Chairman), Jan-Olof Selén, Johan Bagge and Karin
Jeppsson. Missing from the photo is Jan-Evert Rådhström.
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form of fairways, icebreaking, hydrogeographical
information, maritime
traffic information and pilotage,
● Taking charge of maritime search
and rescue operations.
● Promoting safety onboard Swedish
vessels, irrespective of the waters
they navigate, and checking foreign
vessels in Swedish ports.
● Maintaining the competitiveness of
the Swedish shipping industry.
Governance of the
Swedish Maritime
Administration
The Swedish Maritime Administration’s
Board is appointed by the Government
and is responsible for the
Administration’s operations. The Director-General
is responsible for dayto-day
operations in line with the
guidelines and decisions of the Board.
The Director-General and the various
department managers make up
the Swedish Maritime Administration’s
Executive Management, which is
a consultative and co-ordinating body
with responsibility for issues of key
strategic significance for operations.
Board of Directors
The Board of the Swedish Maritime
Administration is chaired by Jörgen
Andersson, who was a municipal
commissioner in Halmstad for 15
years, and also a member of the
Swedish Government for four years,
serving as minister in the departments
of housing, energy and interior.
In addition to the Chairman, the
Board consists of nine members and
three employee representatives.