海事司法服务保障自贸区建设 - 2020年05月15日

Shanghai Maritime Court accepted 1,425 cases related to the China (Shanghai) Pilot Free Trade Zone in the past five years, according to a white paper released by the court.
After a significant surge in 2015 and 2016, the number of such cases had declined over the following two years. Last year there was a small increase, which may have been related to the newly launched Lingang Special Area in the zone, said Wang Tong, head of the court.
Most of the cases were disputes over maritime freight forwarding contracts and contracts of carriage by sea, accounting for 41 and 32 percent respectively.