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Recently, a crew labour contract dispute adjudicated by Nanjing Maritime Court was featured in Volume 4, 2025 of Chinese Maritime and Commercial Law Reports. The journal is issued by Informa UK plc, a world-leading publisher specialising in maritime and commercial law. This is the fourth judgment from Nanjing Maritime Court to be included in its publications.

Recently, the Case Filing Division of Nanjing Maritime Court received an urgent call from the attorney representing five crew members. According to him, they had previously been employed on a fishing vessel. After their service ended, the ship operator owed them a total of over 120,000 RMB in unpaid wages. The crew members repeatedly demanded payment by visiting the operator in person and making phone calls, but their efforts were consistently rebuffed with various excuses, leaving them repeatedly frustrated. At that time, the vessel was berthed at Huangsha Port in Sheyang, Yancheng, and could set sail at any moment.

In midwinter, on the tidal flats of the Chuanshui Bay coastline in Dongtai City, mud clams crawl slowly and lay eggs quietly after the tide recedes, while migratory birds occasionally skim the water surface in the distance. This coastal wetland, once ecologically imbalanced due to the rampant spread of Spartina alterniflora, is now revitalizing.

On January 7, 2026, the Supreme People's Court held a press conference to release the Opinions of the General Office of the Supreme People's Court and the General Office of the Ministry of Transport on Promoting the Construction of Waterborne "One-Stop" Dispute Resolution Centers and typical cases of waterborne "One-Stop" dispute resolution. One case from Nanjing Maritime Court was selected.

Xinhua Daily's front page today features an article titled “Striving for Maritime Excellence: Judicial Safeguards Riding the Waves,” highlighting the concrete actions and responsibilities demonstrated by Nanjing Maritime Court through a series of robust and effective measures in serving and supporting the construction of a maritime power province. The full text is reproduced below.

Recently, the Legal Daily published an article highlighting Nanjing Maritime Court's dynamic practices in serving and supporting Jiangsu's core tasks: advancing high-level opening-up, promoting high-quality development of the marine economy, implementing the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement, and executing the Free Trade Zone Upgrade Strategy. The full text is reproduced below.