해사중재 활성화를 위한 제도 개선 방안

Korea is the world's sixth largest exporter in 2022 and the eighth largest trading nation in the world. It is also a shipping powerhouse with a national flagged fleet of 15,725,000 tonnes (dwt, fifth largest in the world) and an annual revenue of $ 27.2 billion from ocean shipping. On the other hand, advanced maritime countries such as the UK and Singapore practically dominate the maritime industry through maritime business services such as maritime brokerage, marine finance, and maritime legal services, and provide high-income and high-quality jobs. Since the marine business industry is made through the legal means of international contracts, it can not grow without the development of the maritime legal service industry. The maritime brokerage and maritime financial service industry, which has a high level of expertise, promptness and internationality, is a highly knowledgeable industry that can be developed under the support of a rapid and stable dispute resolution system by experts. Despite the fact that we are building a world-class trading powerhouse, shipping and shipbuilding powerhouse, the development of the marine business industry shows that our marine industry is failing to create jobs for high value-added industries and high-quality human resources. There are many factors, but first of all, it is urgent to activate the maritime arbitration system as a solution system for various maritime disputes that arise in marine business. With the establishment of the Asia-Pacific Maritime Arbitration Center, Korea has also achieved some results from the perspective of institutionalizing maritime arbitration. However, it is necessary to accelerate the period of practical support for the maritime business industry by activating maritime arbitration early. From this point of view, it is necessary to consider the introduction of maritime litigation system through the establishment of maritime courts, the practical traction role of national financial institutions such as Korea Maritime Promotion Corporation and Korea Development Bank, the use of mediation system for maritime disputes, the establishment of permanent maritime dispute mediation committee, the expansion of maritime litigation and maritime arbitration cases, and the establishment of disobedience procedures in order to activate domestic arbitration in addition to international arbitration.