Before the establishment of the Marine Department of Malaysia, Marine Department consists of three different independence Departments i.e. Marine Department Peninsular Malaysia, Marine Department Sabah and Marine Department Sarawak which were headed by different Heads of Service. As of 1st January 2011, Marine Department Peninsular Malaysia has integrated with Marine Department Sabah dan Marine Department Sarawak and known as the Marine Department of Malaysia. The first Director General of Marine Department of Malaysia is Y.Bhg Dato' Captain Haji Ahmad Bin Othman. The Marine Department is a government department under the purview of the Ministry of Transport, Malaysia. Its objective is to administer matters related to shipping and ports including maritime affair within Malaysian waters.