The People's Court concluded 168000 cases of various maritime disputes during the 14th Five-Year Plan period.

　　On February 27, the Supreme People's Court held a press conference to introduce the relevant situation of judicial services ensuring the high-quality development of the marine economy.

　　It was learned from the press conference that during the "14th Five-Year Plan" period, the people's courts concluded 168,000 maritime dispute cases, including 12,000 foreign-related cases, providing strong legal protection and judicial momentum for the high-quality development of the marine economy.

　　Over the past five years, the three-level maritime courts nationwide concluded 42,000 shipping and trade cases such as maritime cargo transportation and freight forwarding, 18,000 offshore engineering equipment cases such as ship sales and shipbuilding, 6,900 maritime financial cases such as marine insurance and financial leasing, 3,500 port construction and operation cases such as port operations, channel dredging, and terminal engineering, 2,900 marine development and utilization cases such as sea area use rights and fishery aquaculture, as well as other maritime dispute cases such as seafarer labor contract disputes. Among these cases, the number of cases involving new marine productivity such as offshore wind power and deep-sea aquaculture has been increasing year by year, showing a rapid growth trend.

　　The People's Courts handled 12,000 foreign-related maritime cases involving 146 countries and regions

　　During the "14th Five-Year Plan" period, China's foreign-related maritime adjudication work achieved good results in serving economic and social development. The People's Courts have made building a preferred location for international maritime dispute resolution an important task in strengthening foreign-related maritime adjudication. Over the past five years, the People's Courts handled 12,000 foreign-related maritime cases involving 146 countries and regions. More and more parties in cases with no actual connection to China have voluntarily chosen Chinese courts for jurisdiction, fully demonstrating the international influence and attractiveness of China's maritime judiciary. China has become an important center for international maritime dispute resolution.

　　The first-instance mediation and withdrawal rate of national maritime courts is 59%

　　In 2025, the number of first-instance mediation and withdrawal cases in national maritime courts was 14,000, with a mediation and withdrawal rate of 59%, an increase of 25% year-on-year, fully reflecting the important role of the mediation system in resolving maritime disputes, promoting economic development, and maintaining social stability. From the case acceptance situation, with the development and progress of marine science and technology and the high-end offshore engineering equipment industry, cases related to new marine productivity represented by offshore wind power, deep-sea aquaculture, and marine energy are increasing. These cases show obvious cross-field, high-tech, and large-scale characteristics.

　　(CCTV News Client, CCTV reporters Ji Chenghai and Li Jianing)