关贸总协定(GATT)于1986年9月发起的“乌拉圭回合”(Uruguay Round)多边贸易谈判的重要特点之一就是将服务贸易列入了谈判议题。服务贸易的范围很广,包括金融、电讯、旅游等等,海运是其中的一个重要部门。服务贸易谈判旨在“制定处理服务贸易的多边原则和规则的框架,包括对各个部门制定可能的规则,以便在透明和逐步自由化的条件下扩大服务贸易,并以此作为促进所有贸易伙伴的经济增 One of the key features of the Uruguay Round multilateral trade negotiations launched by the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) in September 1986 is the inclusion of trade in services in the negotiation agenda. Trade in services covers a wide range of areas, including finance, telecommunications, tourism and so on. Shipping is one of the key sectors. The trade negotiations on trade in services aim at "developing a framework for multilateral principles and rules dealing with trade in services, including developing possible rules for all sectors in order to expand trade in services on the condition of transparency and progressive liberalization as a means of promoting trade partners’ Economic growth