On December 21, the Supreme People's Court released the list of 2023 Outstanding Court Cases in China, and three cases concluded by Guangzhou Maritime Court (GZMC) have been included in the list, one winning the Third Prize and two garnering the Merit Award. Third Prize Civil Case Shenzhen Cheer Logistics Technology Co., Ltd. v. Shenzhen Jiayu Technology Co., Ltd. Dispute over Contracts of Ocean Freight Forwarding − Burden and Claim of General Average Deposit Prepared by: Guangzhou Maritime Court Tan Xuewen, Zhang Weiquan, Wu Manting   Merit Awards Civil Case Chen v. Guangzhou Haoyun Chemical Co., Ltd. Dispute over Multimodal Transport Contract − Applicable Law to Cargo Damage in Multimodal Transport Section  Prepared by: Guangzhou Maritime Court Xu Chunlong, Liu Yufei   A.P. Moller Singapore Pte. Ltd. v. Shenzhen Z.S.H. Industry Co., Ltd., et al. Dispute over Liability for Maritime Property Damage − Lawful Consignment of Hazardous Chemicals Does not Constitute a Joint Dangerous Act  Prepared by: Guangzhou Maritime Court Luo Chun, Li Chunyu   The jury received 6,688 cases qualified for review, among which 585 winners were selected based on a comprehensive review of various aspects, such as applicable law application and values, by the elite judges, professors and prestigious legal experts designated by the Supreme People's Court, under the principles of fairness and impartiality and in adherence to high standards and strict requirements. Specifically, 22 cases won the First Prize, 115 Second Prize, 224 Third Prize, and 224 Merit Award. Heartened by the great news, GZMC will, under the guidance of the guiding principles of the 20th CPC National Congress, continue to implement Xi Jinping Thought on the Rule of Law, further promote the unified application of law to conclude cases under high quality standards, uphold the practice of integrating theoretical study and investigation and research, solidify, transform and concretize the results of investigation and research, ramp up themed education campaigns, and continuously guarantee the high-quality work of people's courts with high-quality investigation and research services.