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Sjöfartsverket

Government agency for maritime accessibility and safety

sjofartsverket.se

Headquarters: Norrköping, Sweden
Company type: Government agency
Number of employees: 1,100–5,000

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Latest news about Sjöfartsverket

In short: Sjöfartsverket focused on renewing its icebreaker fleet and improving maritime safety through infrastructure projects and civil defense exercises.

Company announcements

June 1 Sjöfartsverket

The Swedish Maritime Administration has participated in Aurora 26

They practiced a fictional cable break in the Baltic Sea with the Swedish Armed Forces and the Coast Guard, where the Swedish Maritime Administration's hydrographers used sensors.

May 13 Sjöfartsverket

The Swedish Maritime Administration has developed a life-saving function in the 112 app

The function for a person in distress in water was launched in 2025 and is now permanent. It sends notifications to nearby app users in emergency situations.

May 5 Sjöfartsverket

Swedish Maritime Administration: sea and air rescue proposed to move to the Coast Guard

The proposal means that JRCC and helicopter bases are moved to the Coast Guard, while supervision is transferred to the Swedish Civil Contingencies Agency.

April 29 Sjöfartsverket

The Swedish Maritime Administration is aiming for two new icebreakers in the Atle class.

The government announced over four billion kronor to renew the icebreaker fleet.

Media coverage

May 5 Publikt

Sea rescue proposed to be moved from the Swedish Maritime Administration | Publikt

A new investigation proposes that the operational responsibility for sea and air rescue be moved from the Swedish Maritime Administration to the Coast Guard, and that the responsibility for training, development, coordination and...

5 June 2020 Expressen

Bridge lowered directly onto boat - Swedish Maritime Administration reported

When the Swedish Maritime Administration received a report over the weekend that an accident had occurred on road 100 near Ljunghusen, they ordered a lowering of the bridge...

5 June 2018 Dagens industri

The Swedish Maritime Administration has thrown 50 million into the sea

For several years, the Swedish Maritime Administration has given large sums of money to research - which instead has been used for lobbying, travel and PR. Now Di...

5 June 2017 SVT Nyheter

The Parliamentary Ombudsman (JO) directs serious criticism at the Swedish Maritime Administration

After several high-profile reports in Uppdrag granskning about the state helicopter deal between the Swedish Maritime Administration and Agusta Westland, the JO initiated an investigation into how the Swedish Maritime Administration followed the principle of public access...

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