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Exclusive: China's maritime court settles Strait of Hormuz vessel collision dispute as foreign shipowners turn to Chinese law_我的网站

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一 | 看童话世界，　　听雪落无声，　　赏银装素裹，　　览古韵风情…… 　　在这里，　　有一片被白雪覆盖的仙境，　　它以唯美的冰雪美景奇观，　　编织着冬日最梦幻的篇章。

二 | 　　这里，是抚顺，　　一个让梦想照见的冰雪王国。　　今年，我市着力做好“冰天雪地也是金山银山”这篇大文章，努力将“冷资源”变为“热产业”。

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Liberia-flagged vessel Front Eagle Photo: Courtesy of China's Supreme People's Court Guangzhou Maritime Court recently successfully mediated a 180 million yuan ($25 million) dispute arising from a collision between two oil tankers in waters near the Strait of Hormuz, with both parties agreeing to apply Chinese law and submit their dispute to the Chinese court, the Global Times learned from the court on Sunday.
In 2025, two crude oil tankers collided at the eastern entrance to the Strait of Hormuz, 24 nautical miles off Fujairah, United Arab Emirates, media reported.
Owned by oil tanker operator Frontline, the Liberia-flagged vessel Front Eagle collided with the Antigua and Barbuda-flagged vessel Adalynn on the morning of June 17, 2025.
The Adalynn was damaged in the fire. While the Front Eagle was undergoing repairs in Shenzhen, South China's Guangdong Province, Global Shipping Holding Ltd., which owns the Adalynn, applied to Guangzhou Maritime Court for its arrest. Frontline provided a cash security of 203 million yuan to release the arrest and applied to establish a limitation fund for maritime claims.
The court approved the application and allowed Frontline to establish the limitation fund, setting the amount of the fund at 168 million yuan.
Guangzhou Maritime Court held four pretrial conferences on October 11, 2025, January 12, May 6 and July 13, 2026 to complete preparations for evidence examination, technical investigations and reported the relevant pretrial arrangements to the provincial high court, the Global Times learned from the court.
The court held a public hearing for the case on July 14, 2026.
No government agency had conducted an investigation into the collision, and no official findings were issued after the accident. Taking into account the unique burden-of-proof challenges in maritime collision disputes, Guangzhou Maritime Court took measures to preserve key evidence when handling the vessel arrest, including navigation logs, AIS data, voyage data recorder (VDR) records and CCTV footage, the court told the Global Times in a statement on Sunday.
Under a process that involves exchanging evidence inventories, sealing materials simultaneously and jointly reviewing them after evidence submissions, the court helped ensure the authenticity of critical records and laid the groundwork for determining the facts of the case.
As the two sides and their respective maritime experts reached sharply different conclusions over liability, the court introduced a maritime technical investigator mechanism, with the consent of both parties, allowing technical experts to participate throughout the proceedings. Drawing on the preserved evidence, investigators reconstructed the collision, assessed the vessels' encounter situation and clarified the parties' respective responsibilities.
Following the hearing, the court facilitated mediation, and the two parties reached a settlement agreement on July 27, 2026. On July 31, the court organized the distribution of the maritime liability limitation fund among creditors involved in the foreign vessel collision dispute and related charter-party disputes.
Representatives of the Adalynn traveled from overseas to the court to present a letter of appreciation and a commemorative banner in recognition of the court's efforts, according to the court statement.
After the Guangzhou Maritime Court accepted the case, both parties agreed to apply Chinese law to establish a maritime liability limitation fund and resolve their substantive dispute, breaking away from the long-standing reliance of international shipping disputes on European and US courts and legal systems.
Choice of justice
Bilov Viacheslav, a representative of Global Shipping Holding Ltd., told the Global Times that the main reason they chose a Chinese court to mediate the case is that "we want absolutely fair, unbiased approach to this issue. Because nowadays in this world, there are some countries which believe that they are authorized to give instruction to all others, which definitely is having influence on the decisions of the judge on the approach to the case."
Viacheslav gave the Chinese court's handling of the case a five-star rating, saying he had expected the dispute to take at least three years to resolve, but the Chinese court settled it within just one year. He also praised the judges and lawyers for their commitment to advancing the case throughout the proceedings.
"The judges and lawyers worked to advance the case with the same level of commitment as I did, even though the case directly concerned my own interests. This left a deep impression on me about litigation in China," Viacheslav said.
The case involved two foreign parties and a collision that occurred near the Strait of Hormuz, with no direct connection to China or Guangzhou Maritime Court initially. The fact that the parties chose to seek vessel arrest in China and agreed to apply Chinese law demonstrates the credibility and appeal of China's maritime judicial system, Wu Guining, vice president of the Guangzhou Maritime Court, who served as the presiding judge of the case, told the Global Times.
The court also introduced a maritime technical investigator mechanism in the case, an innovation aimed at addressing complex technical issues arising from vessel collision accidents, Wu said, noting that through technical investigations, the court was able to establish the facts of the case more efficiently, highlighting the integration of professional maritime investigation capabilities with China's specialized maritime adjudication system.
The case demonstrates China's ability to handle major, complex and cross-border maritime disputes with professional expertise, Wu said.
The handling of the collision between the two vessels is just one example of how Chinese courts have been dealing with a growing number of foreign-related maritime cases in recent years.
The Global Times learned from China's Supreme People's Court (SPC) in October last year that over the past 40 years, Chinese courts have handled a total of 88,000 foreign-related maritime cases involving parties from 146 countries and regions.
At a lecture held by the SPC on Friday, Shen Hongyu, director of the Fourth Civil Division of the SPC, told the Global Times that in recent years, Chinese courts have become more influential in participating in and promoting global ocean governance reform. Maritime justice serves as an important instrument for practicing the vision of a maritime community with a shared future and for advancing the reform of the global ocean governance system.
。近期，我市各大景区景点抢抓有关政策机遇，以承办“十五冬”为契机，积极学习运用外地冰雪旅游经验，立足景区地域优势，开足项目建设马力，以火热的冰雪旅游建设场景，蓄力培育抚顺冰雪旅游品牌，全力做好抚顺旅游的“冰雪大文章”。　　月初的两场降雪，让新宾赫图阿拉城景区的青砖青瓦在白雪的映衬下增添了几丝古韵味道。清理地基、挖路基……施工人员正在景区内紧张施工。今冬，新宾赫图阿拉城景区将建设两条400米长、坡度15至20度的滑雪道，还将在景区的蓝旗苑打造满族雪乡美景地标，增加冰瀑布、雪乡草房等主题场景。

四 | 　　　　新宾赫图阿拉城文物管理所所长张雷说：“最近，景区每天组织人员施工。我们还会在整个景区的树林和道边设置一些冰雪主题的小惊喜。” 　　近期召开的全市冰雪经济发展专题会提出，我市要以承办“十五冬”为契机，抢抓冰雪旅游季，全力推动冰雪运动、冰雪文化、冰雪旅游、冰雪装备全产业链发展，不断做大做强冰雪经济，持续化扎实推进现有冰雪休闲娱乐项目提档升级，鼓励景区景点依托自身优势，建设冰雪游玩项目。　　年初以来，抚顺县天女山森林公园的跨年冰雪活动十分吸睛，吸引天南海北的游客前来砸金蛋、猜灯谜，体验家庭雪地拔河比赛，开启冰雪奇缘寻宝。日前，记者了解到，在以往成熟的冰雪经验做法基础上，这里正在加班加点对冰雪乐园进行全方位建设，预计12月中旬将与广大游客见面。

五 | 　　抚顺县天女山森林公园负责人刘亚娟说：“ 景区从11月27日开始进行冰雪乐园建设。今冬，景区在完善提升千米雪道游玩体验的基础上，把停车场的空闲区域充分利用起来，打造适合家庭游玩的冰雪乐园，增加卡丁车、雪圈等项目。” 　　为更好地迎合市场需求和游客喜好，抚顺各景区景点还在新增和改建冰雪娱乐消费场景方面展创意、下功夫，不断拓展冰雪旅游新模式。　　清原玉龙溪生态风景区是抚顺近年来冰雪旅游热门景区。为了让景区更好地满足游客多层次、多样化的消费需求，当前，景区依托得天独厚的林海雪原，全方位提升原有冰雪游乐项目档次，并在原有5条雪道基础上，新增了一条800延长米的长滑道。各滑道以及冰上游乐项目也做好了接待准备工作，预计12月15日可投入正式运营。　　　清原玉龙溪生态风景区总经理宋开文说：“ 按照省、市、县大力发展冰雪经济，推动文体旅商融合发展的总体部署，今年景区不仅提升了旅游档次，还新增了雪道，增加了旅游接待能力，能够更好地满足游客们的个性化需求，竭诚欢迎八方来客到清原切身领略抚顺冰雪的独特魅力。”（记者：张智博吴家嵩吕圆月李明磊白新宇姜莉洁闫冬雪李长秋孙大鹏）责任编辑：刘春阳。

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