Kystdatahuset
Norwegian ports, quays, maritime locations and reported port connections from the Coastal Administration.
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Related sources
- AIS and vessels – Latest positions and tracks for vessels calling at the ports.
- Fiskeridirektoratet – vessel register – Owner and registration details for Norwegian fishing vessels.
All lookup operations
Open HTML operations for navigation. The JSON link for each operation is only for programmatic data access.
Building software or a dashboard? List operation names as JSON, then open the selected operation's descriptor before fetching data.
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search_ports– Search for a port, quay or other Kystdatahuset location.
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get_port– Fetch information about one port or maritime location.
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find_ports_nearby– Find ports, quays and maritime locations near a coordinate.
HTML GET template -
get_port_connections– Fetch reported arrival and departure connections for a port.
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search_ships– Search Kystverket's combined ship registry by free text (ship name, and identifiers where indexed).
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get_ship– Full record for one ship from Kystverket's combined registry, by MMSI or IMO.
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get_ship_voyages– Voyages (port-call legs) reported to SafeSeaNet for one ship, newest first.
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get_port_calls– Arrivals to, or departures from, one or more Norwegian ports (SafeSeaNet), for a span of whole years, newest first.
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get_ais_positions– Historical AIS positions for one ship on a single UTC day, from Kystverket's AIS archive.
HTML GET template
Programmatic access
First confirm the operation and parameters in HTML, then use the read-only JSON API.
Does the client support MCP? Find the corresponding Allemannsdata server and registered tools.
How an AI agent should use this page
Ground rule: Navigate with HTML GET links to keep explanations and relationships. Use the page's JSON alternative only when concrete values must be extracted, compared or computed.
How to use Kystdatahuset
Norwegian ports, quays, maritime locations and reported port connections from the Coastal Administration. Choose a search lookup first when you lack an identifier; use a detail lookup when you already have a stable ID.
- Read requirements, cache time and known usage limits.
- Open the lookup and use the HTML GET template.
- Follow normalized result links onward; use JSON only for structured data work.
Related sources and scope
- Link maritime results to the place page. AIS is time-sensitive, fish health is reported periodically, and port connections are historical/reported.
AI agent? Read the complete navigation and programming guide.