Inland shipping is not only an important part of the collection and distribution system of the Shanghai international shipping center and comprehensive traffic system of urban and rural, but also strategic resource to achieve sustainable development of economy and society. According to “the views of the State Council on Accelerating the development of Yangtze River and other inland waterways” and “The 12th Five-Year Plan for national economic and social development in Shanghai”, the construction of collection and distribution system of inland shipping during the next five years is the key point of this plan, and the objectives and the major tasks of the development of inland shipping during the period of the 12th Five-Year have been proposed in the plan. The main parts of the plan comprise inland waterways, inland ports, inland craft and support and security system of inland shipping.