Maritime courts have jurisdiction over maritime cases and maritime cases of first instance, and do not accept criminal cases and other civil cases. The appeal of the maritime court shall be accepted by the local higher people's court. A maritime court consists of a maritime court, a maritime court, a research office and an office. Maritime court 1 president, vice-president, president, vice-president and judge. The president of the maritime court shall be appointed and removed by the chairman of the Standing Committee of the Municipal People's Congress; Vice-presidents, presidents, vice-presidents, judges and members of the judicial committee shall be appointed and removed by the president of the maritime court at the request of the local Municipal People's Congress Standing Committee.
Legal objectivity:
Article 30 of the Civil Procedure Law of People's Republic of China (PRC) * * * A lawsuit claiming damages due to ship collision or other maritime damage accidents shall be under the jurisdiction of the people's court of the place where the collision occurred, the place where the colliding ship first arrived, the place where the injuring ship was detained or the defendant's domicile. Article 271 of the Civil Procedure Law of People's Republic of China (PRC). Disputes arising from foreign-related economy, trade, transportation and maritime affairs, if the parties have an arbitration clause in the contract or reach a written arbitration agreement afterwards, shall be submitted to People's Republic of China (PRC) foreign-related arbitration institutions or other arbitration institutions for arbitration, they may not bring a suit in a people's court. If the parties have no arbitration clause in the contract or fail to reach a written arbitration agreement afterwards, they may bring a suit in a people's court.