The centre has been set up for BeiDou Navigation Satellite System (BDS), which is a rival to the US-operated Global Positioning System (GPS).
The surveillance centre will monitor and assess the accuracy, operating situation and signal quality of the system and report to users on the sea, ensuring high quality BDS service," said Chai Jinzhu, an official with the ministry's north China sea maritime insurance centre.
Under an arrangement made by the Maritime Safety Administration, the north China sea maritime insurance centre has been working on the construction and operation of the surveillance centre.
The first Beidou satellite was launched in 2000.
Beidou is currently one of the four dominating navigation systems in the world, along with the US GPS, Russia's GLONASS, and the European Union's Galile.