December 20, 2017, Guangzhou Maritime Court held a first-season learning conference. Nearly 70 members of staff, including all judges and judge assistants, clerks attended the conference. President Ye Liudong hosted the conference.
During the conference, Judge Ni Xuewei put forward some ideas about the implementation of summary procedures in the trial of maritime cases according to Civil Procedure Law and Special Maritime Procedure Law. Judge Wu Guining introduced the application of suggestions on issues in the trial of cases involving compensation for personal injuries at sea for the last two years. He suggested that similar judgment could be applied in the cases of the same kind to enhance judicial capability.
At the end of the conference, President Ye concluded that the criteria for judgment of cases should be unified to meet with the rule of law. He also encouraged judges to better handle more cases. He suggested that leaders of all divisions should handle cases themselves while leading the judicial team, which would help promote the judicial reform.
February 20, 2017, Guangzhou Maritime Court held a constitutional oath-taking ceremony of judges under the supervision of Yu Mingyong, the vice chairman of the Standing Committee of the People' s Congress of Guangzhou Municipality. Huo Min (deputy secretary and executive vice-president of Leading Party Group of Guangdong High People’s Court), Deng Yuanqiang (special member of Guangdong Political and Legislative Affairs Committee), Zhou Wenjun (deputy director of Legal Construction Department of Guangdong Political and Legislative Affairs Committee), witnessed this solemn moment.
Ye Liudong, President of Guangzhou Maritime Court, swore on the Constitution of the People's Republic of China facing national flag. He raised a fist with his right hand and made his solemn commitment by leading 26 affiants reading out the oath. He stressed that it is an honor and responsibility to be one of the earliest judges of Guangzhou Maritime Court.
After the ceremony, President Ye delivered an important speech. He encouraged the judges to enhance their theoretical study of maritime trial, combine maritime trial with the sea power strategy and ‘Belt and Road initiative’, strive to serve and protect the strategies of building Guangdong into a powerful marine province, Guangdong free trade zone(FTZ) and building Guangzhou into an international shipping hub, building the international maritime justice center.
December 31,2016, Guangzhou Maritime Court auctioned MT Varada Blessing vessel with price of 81 million yuan(￥81 million) via Taobao Judicial Sale(Disposal) Platform. Natalia Shipping Limited has succeeded in bidding for the vessel at the auction and deemed as the new owner.
With ship nationality of Singapore, gross registered tonnage of 156,539, 3 times full load drainage volume of Nimitz-class aircraft carrier, 5 times of Chinese aircraft carrier Liaoning, MT Varada Blessing vessel is a well-deserved “sea-giant”.
This auction in total attracted 33,000 views, 740,000 focuses, 6 signs up for the auction. After 19 bids and 3 delays, the vessel was finally sold at a 35 percent premium with 21 million yuan(￥21 million) over the opening bid. This auction gave full play to the “wider audience, easy to grasp and zero commission” advantages of online judicial auction. It was a successful practice of judicial openness beneficial to the construction of international, market-oriented, legalized business environment.
On 14 October 2016, Vice President He Rong of the Supreme People’s
After visiting the new trial building and hearing the introduction about overall trial conditions, judge training, and informationization construction, she highly appreciated the achievements in all aspects the court has made, especially on comprehensively carrying forward the strategy of producing fine works and deepening the integration of informationization construction and trial works.
“Serving the national strategies of ‘One Belt,
On 14 January 2016, President Zhou Qiang of the Supreme People’s Court visited
President Zhou Qiang highly appreciated the achievements of
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“To become an international maritime judicial center, you must work for the people, ensure fairness, continuously improve the level of trial, and enhance working capability”. Zhou encourages the court to proceed on the past experiences and achievements, keep improving trial skills, and deepen judicial reform proactively and steadily under new conditions. “Zheng Er, President of the Supreme People’s Court of Guangdong, encourages your court to become ‘leading in
“Maritime trial is important judicial safeguard for promoting the strategy of developing marine economy and building international shipping hub, and is also a significant part of the rule of governance by law. Maritime courts are facing great prospects. You must follow the guidelines of the National Maritime Trial Meeting and stick to self-discipline and down to earth moralities. You must adhere to the goal proposed by President Xi to maintain fairness in every case and work for the people. You must vigorously propel judicial reform, improve self construction, give full play to the role of maritime court as push hand in trial, and lawfully deal with every maritime case, with a mind centering on the tasks of building our nation into a marine power, carrying out the strategy of ‘One Belt, One Road’ and developing a strong marine economy in Guangdong Province”, said Zhou.
President Zhou also visited the judicial tribunal to meet with front-line judges. He encouraged them to constantly perfecting their skills and work out more valuable cases. He also pushes them to work with a global mind and study maritime trails over the world and follow up international maritime trials.
At 15:00 of January 14,
Under the new circumstance of internet development, with a view to handling judicial auction in a lawful and transparent manner and ensuring fairness and accessibility for the people,
On 14 November 2015, M/V “Ji Xin 9” and M/V “Guang Yun” collided in waters off the Nanpeng Island, leading to the sinking of “Guang Yun” and “Ji Xin 9” being put into Shantou Port to await maritime investigation.
On the morning of Friday, 27 November 2015, the ship owner of “Guang Yun” made an urgent call to Guangzhou Maritime Court Shantou Tribunal, applying for the arrest of “Ji Xin 9” which was still havened in Shantou Port, fearing that the ship might depart any instant. The ship owner of “Guang Yun” also faxed the Ship Arrest Application, materials of the subject, evidence, LOU and other needed materials for ship arrest to the court.
Considering the distant location of the applicant, Guangzhou Maritime Court enlisted the assistance of Qingdao Maritime Court of the place where the applicant resided in case filing examination: after the applicant filed the original materials to Qingdao Maritime Court, Qingdao Court conducted the preliminary examination and then Guangzhou Maritime Court Shantou Tribunal proceeded with online examination and accepted the case; Qingdao Court later sent the original materials to Shantou Tribunal. Flowing such procedure and with the assistance of Qingdao Maritime Court from a distance, Shantou Tribunal successfully arrested “Ji Xin 9” on the afternoon of the same day. The ship owner of “Guang Yun” highly applauded the innovative case-acceptance model and efficient working style of the court.
On 24 April, 2015, Judge Chang Weiping and Pingyang Danke from
The interview focused on the anticipated impacts of
The Annual Report is in eight parts which dedicates to expounding seven major legal issues in the judicial practice in 2014 concerning electronic evidence, cargo delivery without the original B/L, determination of cargo losses, ship collision damages, fund of limitation of liability for maritime claims, maritime administrative proceedings, and fraudulent lawsuits.
On 24 and 31 January,
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