Transport

China's newly revised Maritime Code introduces significant structural and substantive changes that will reshape risk allocation, liability exposure, and insurance arrangements across the shipping industry. The comprehensive reform expands carrier liability, increases limitation amounts, and establishes a dedicated framework for oil pollution damage while formally recognizing P&I Clubs for the first time in Chinese maritime law.

On May 1, 2026, the People’s Republic of China (“PRC”) implemented the most extensive revision of its Maritime Code since the Code’s enactment in 1993.

On 16 January 2026, China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT), together with five other government bodies, jointly published the Interim Measures on the Recycling...