China Maritime Arbitration Commission （CMAC）, established within the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade （CCPIT） on 22 January,1959 in accordance with the Decision made by the State Council of the People’s Republic of China on 21 November,1958, is a permanent institution of arbitration for the settlement of admiralty, maritime, logistics-related disputes and other contractual or non-contractual disputes at home and abroad. When it was established, it was called the Maritime Arbitration Commission of CCPIT, then was renamed the China Maritime Arbitration Commission on June 21, 1988.

CMAC is located in Beijing, with sub-commissions in Shanghai, Tianjin, Chongqing, Guangdong, Hong Kong and Fujian, offices in major coastal cities of China, including Dalian, Tianjin, Qingdao, Ningbo, Guangzhou, and Zhoushan. To provide professional ADR services for specific business sectors, CMAC established the Logistics Dispute Resolution Center, the Fishery Dispute Resolution Center and the Maritime Mediation Center, etc. The parties can submit their application for arbitration to any sub-commission. The Arbitration Rules and the Panel of Arbitrators are uniformly applied to both CMAC headquarter and its sub-commissions.

Decades of arbitration practice has fostered and brought up a rank of arbitrators with occupational ethics, consummate level of professional skills, and abundant practical experience, and also a team of case managers with diligence, profession and efficiency. CMAC has been revising its arbitration rules to meet the continuously diversified needs of arbitration practices and keeping track of the latest development of the international arbitration industry. CMAC has made great contribution to the development of the Chinese (maritime) arbitration industry and the legislation of Arbitration Law of the People’s Republic of China with its abundant arbitration practice and theoretical research. CMAC has always maintained a friendly and cooperative relationship with the international arbitration community, actively representing Chinese (maritime) arbitration in the international arena, and endeavoring to enhance the discourse and influence of Chinese arbitration.

Since its establishment, CMAC has administered thousands of maritime cases, which are highly professional,international and independently at home and abroad.