The Professional Committee of Maritime Regulations of China Maritime Law Association held its 2012 annual meeting in the Guangzhou Maritime Court. The meeting was attended by sixty odd representatives, including those from enterprises engaged in shipping, port, insurance, logistics and legal services in Guangdong, together with those representing the chairman and members such as the Guangdong Maritime Safety Administration, the Administration of Ocean and Fisheries of Guangdong Province, the Guangzhou Salvage Bureau of the Ministry of Transport, Guangzhou Maritime College and Guangdong Ocean University. The eighth chairman was elected at the meeting.