As one of the compulsory measures taken by the maritime court on the preservation of maritime claims, attachment and auction of cargo carried by ships is one of the extremely special systems in Chinese admiralty practice.

Legal and practical solutions of arrest of ships in various jurisdictions;

In the academic circle of maritime law, Arrest of ships and Foreign-related maritime jurisdiction are both extensive researched issues, and each of these areas has achieved fruitful research results.

Comparative study of China and South Africa s legal system of arrest of ship——Also discussing countermeasures of Chinese state-owned ship enterprises when their ships are arrested in South Africa;

A Study on the Arrest of Ship in Admiralty Action in Rem in England and the United States;

The arrest of ships is already adopted by most of countries in the world as an important procedure resolving maritime disputes; however, there are considerable differences about arrest of ships between the common law system and civil law system.

The paper makes a comparative study of the maritime claim, the exercise of right of arrest, the security of the value of the ship and the jurisdiction between 1999 International Convention on Arrest of Ship and the legal system of arrest of ship in China, and raises some suggestions on the improvement of legislation and execution on arrest of ship in China.