On 23^rd October 2013, the 19^th National Maritime Court Law Enforcement Seminar was held in Guangzhou. Presidents and vice-presidents in charge of law enforcement from 10 maritime courts nationwide, as well as authors of relevant papers (over 50), attended the seminar. Wang Yanjun, vice-president of Civil Division IV of the Supreme People’s Court, Huang Xiwu, judge of Civil Division IV of the Supreme People’s Court, Xu Peihua, president of the law enforcement department of the Guangdong Higher People’s Court, and Wang Jianping, vice-president of Civil Division IV of the Guangdong Higher People’s Court, were invited to the seminar. The seminar was held by Guangzhou Maritime Court.

    During the seminar, Meeting Minutes regarding Mutual Assistance in Handling Matters Entrusted by Maritime Courts Nationwide was discussed and concluded. The seminar also included thorough discussion on matters such as problems and solutions on vessel detentions, auctions and debt allocations during the law enforcement process, and the maritime law enforcement system following the amendment of the Civil Procedure Law.