The Maritime Procedure Law of the People’s Republic of China, 1999 (hereinafter referred to as MPL) provides specific rules for the arrest of ships. The Maritime Court shall grant a ruling within forty-eight hours upon receipt of an application for ship arrest. In particular, the Chinese laws permit a movable arrest of a ship, i.e. a ship may, with the consent of the claimant, be allowed to resume operations subject to restrictions on disposing of the ship or creating a new mortgage on the ship.
China has not acceded to the Arrest Conventions.
There is no other way to arrest a ship with the purpose of security of the claim. However, a ship may also be arrested and sold for enforcement of a judgment, arbitration award or other enforceable legal document. Apart from arrest, no other alternatives such as saisie conservatoire or freezing order.
See attached file: ALCO20130009 Ship Arrest in China.pdf
国际扣船实务-中国
1999年《中华人民共和国海事诉讼特别程序法》（以下简称MPL）对扣船作了特别规定。海事法院接受扣船申请后，应当在48小时内作出裁定。特别需要提到的是，中国法律允许”活扣” ，即，在海事请求人同意的情况下，允许船舶恢复营运，但限制船舶处分和在该船舶上增设新抵押。
中国没有加入《1999年国际扣船公约》。
为了索赔的安全，没有其他扣船方式。但是，有可能因执行判决、仲裁裁决或其他可执行的法律文书而扣押或买卖船舶。除了扣船，没有其他可替代的方式，如保全扣押或冻结令。
详细信息请参阅附件。
