The Yangtze River Maritime Law Society held the 6th Congress and general election on July 11, 2018. Lu Xiaowu, the secretary of  Party Leadership Group and president of the Wuhan Maritime Court, was elected to take the chair of the society. Zhong Li, member of Party Leadership Group and vice president of the Wuhan Maritime Court, was elected as the vice standing chair. Hou Zhenkun, member of the full-time Judicial committee of the Wuhan Maritime Court, was elected to be the vice chair and secretary general. Director Yang Yunfu of this law firm was elected as the standing member.

The Yangtze River Maritime Law Society is an A-grade law society under the leadership of the China Law Society.

On July 12, the Yangtze River Maritime Law Society held a seminar on the Rule of Law on Yangtze River’s Ecology. Zhang Sujun member of Party Leadership Group and vice chair of the China Law Society, Li Jing secretary of Party Leadership Group and president of the Hubei Higher Court, and Wang Shumei deputy chief judge of the No.4 Civil Division of the Supreme People’s Court attended the meeting and delivered speeches.

Ms Wang Shumei addressed on "Marine Trial and Building An International Maritime Justice Center".

Ms Zhong Li and Mr. Hou Zhenkun served as the host of the speech session.

Mr. Yang Yunfu gave a speech on "Analysis on Problems of Protecting Rights of Dock and Cargo Owners Arising from Shutdown of Shipping Companies – on the Case of  Sinowell". The speech received high praise from the attendees.  

About 200 people attended the seminar. They were from China Law Society, the Supreme People's Court, the Ministry of Transport, the Hubei Higher Court, maritime courts, administrations, universities, law firms, and enterprises of Wuhan, Shanghai, Haikou, Beihai, Xiamen, Dalian, Qingdao, Tianjin and other maritime courts.

Director Wei Mingzhong and Deputy Director Zhang Guoqing of Yang & Lin (Shanghai) Co. Law Firm also participated in the general election and seminar.