The Logistics Dispute Resolution Center of CMAC

For the purpose of promoting arbitration in the field of logistics, facilitating the parties to resolve their disputes by arbitration, and accelerating the regulated development of logistics in China, China Maritime Arbitration Commission (CMAC) established the Logistics Dispute Resolution Center (LDRC) on Feb. 1st, 2004. LDRC is a platform for CMAC to provide dispute resolution service, including arbitration, mediation and legal research and consultancy service, for logistics enterprises and other entities in the logistics industry.

With over 40 years of professional experience in maritime arbitration, CMAC is an ideal place to settle logistics disputes. It has many experts who are familiar not only with the logistics business and technique but also with the relevant laws and regulations as well as trade customs. After the establishment of LDRC, CMAC has further enlisted logistic specialists in the Panel of Logistic Arbitrators. Arbitrating disputes by professionals makes the arbitral proceeding authoritative, flexible and the award easy to be enforced. Through this way, parties can also save time and costs on the dispute resolution. Furthermore, logistics relates to a wide range of business such as shipping, land and air transportation, the storage, loading, discharging and processing of goods, information management, agency and insurance, etc., which results in scattered court jurisdiction. In addition, logistics is a relatively new and highly specialized industry, which is not favorable for the proper settlement of logistics disputes. The establishment of CMAC Logistics Dispute Resolution Center ensures centralized jurisdiction of such disputes and it is a one-stop dispute resolution method, which will effectively avoid uncertainty in jurisdiction and in the results of the arbitration process as well as the unnecessary procedural delay.

Under the approval of the China Chamber of International Commerce (CCOIC), the CMAC Logistics Dispute Resolution Center is entitled to accept all cases arising from or in connection with logistics, including but not limited to ocean shipping, land (highway, railway) and air transportation, multi-model transport, container transport, LCL, FCL, express service, storage, processing, allocated delivery, storage distribution, agency, management of logistics information, transportation, handling, loading and discharging, construction, sale and lease of the storage equipment and establishment, logistics designing and consultation, insurance relating to the logistics and enterprises concerned and tort in respect of the logistics service, etc.

To enjoy the service of LDRC, parties engaging in logistics activities only need to write an arbitration clause in their contracts or enter into an arbitration agreement at any other stage.