The Marine Department is a government Department under the purview of the Ministry of Transport Malaysia. The objective is to manage administrative related to shipping and ports including maritime affairs within Malaysian waters. Before the establishment of the Marine Department of Peninsular Malaysia, there were three separate marine departments, including Peninsular Malaysia, Sabah and Sarawak, each headed by three different Head of Services.
On 1 January 2011, the Marine Department of Peninsular Malaysia merged with the Marine Departments of Sabah and Sarawak to form the Marine Department of Malaysia, led by the Director General of Marine. Its first Director General was the Honourable Dato’ Captain Haji Ahmad Bin Othman.
The Marine Department is a Government department located under the Ministry of Transport Malaysia. This department was established to administer shipping and port affairs as well as maritime affairs in Malaysian waters.
Leader in Maritime Transport System.
Establishing a Maritime Transportation System based on the Development and Monitoring of National and International Standards.
Safer Ships, Secure Ports, Cleaner Seas.
Spur Towards quality development of national maritime policy by establish a safe, secure maritime transport and marine environment protection.
