This paper introduces the status and development plan of the waterway and harbor and the development of hydropower resources,analyzes the comprehensive transportation system of Jinshajiang navigation hinterland,and calculates the transportation cost analyses on the typical transportation path.Based on the investigation and analysis,the traffic volume and cargo throughput of main ports are forecasted.With consideration of the influence on the shipping conditions by the cascade development,the potential of shipping development in Jinshajiang river is analyzed and reasonable section in the Yangtze River extended to Jinshajiang river is proposed.According to the conditions of the four hydropowers on the middle and lower reaches of the Jinshajiang river,the types of the cargo which suit the method of transport over dams are analyzed,and corresponding routes with the principle of transport organization are proposed.Technical economy analysis on the scheme of transport over dams in the way of water-highway-water and the scheme of the short distance transport in the way of highway-water are carried out.The results of the study are of significant value in the argument of the development of shipping resources in the section between Panzhihua and Shuifu in Jinshanjiang river.