Maritime Court Legally Arrests a Ship under Chinese Jurisdiction to Protect the Lawful Rights and Interests of the Foreign Party

-- Guangzhou Maritime Court Arrested the 60,000 DWT Panamanian Ship M/V “Xing Yao” in Shantou Waters

    On 23 January 2013, a Danish company applied to this Court for the arrest of the Panamanian ship M/V “Xing Yao” on the grounds that it had supplied over 600 metric tons of marine fuel to the ship in Hong Kong waters, but the ship owners still owed more than USD 300,000 for the fuel. Through examination, the Court found that such application is in compliance with Chinese law and therefore arrested the ship within 24 hours in the anchorage in Shantou waters.