Xiamen has debuted a pioneering model for resolving aids to navigation collision disputes — the first of its kind in China. This "Xiamen Solution" offers a streamlined approach to maritime dispute resolution, with arbitration as its recommended core.

Let's take a look at the top 10 achievements of the Maritime Silk Road Central Legal District for 2025.

The thematic event "Deepening Institutional Innovation in Foreign-related Commercial and Maritime Arbitration to Support High-level Opening-up" was held at Xiamen Sea World on Oct 10.

A landmark public-interest foreign-related maritime special arbitration case has been adjudicated in the Xiamen Free Trade Zone. This case was conducted in accordance with the "Maritime Silk Road Special Arbitration Rules".

These cases marked the first time judicial review and confirmation were conducted nationwide on the validity of special arbitration clauses, as well as the first batch of special arbitration cases with Xiamen designated as the arbitration seat.

The 2025 High-level Symposium on Maritime Silk Road International Economic and Trade Arbitration was held in Xiamen on Sept 8.

The Launch of Maritime Silk Road Ad HoC Arbitration Rules and MSRCIAP Recommended Panel of Ad Hoc Arbitrators was held in the Maritime Silk Road Central Legal District FTZ Pilot Zone on Sept 7.

The Signing Ceremony of Tripartite Memorandum of Cooperation and Forum on Xiamen-Singapore Maritime Dispute Resolution and Management was held in the Xiamen Free Trade Zone on June 17.