Under the background of national strategies such as traffic power and double carbon goals，as well as Sichuan’s strategies of “one trunk line with multiple branches，five regions’ coordination” and “four directions of expansion and global opening”，the high-quality development of water transportation in Sichuan Province is facing new opportunities and challenges. Sichuan water transportation needs to put forward new ideas，study new countermeasures，fully tap its own potential，and improve the quality and efficiency of supply. Based on the analysis of the development process of Sichuan water transportation，this study generally evaluates the development achievements and existing problems of Sichuan water transportation，comprehensively studies and judges the situation and requirements faced by the development of inland water transportation in the new era，and puts forward the development ideas and countermeasures of Sichuan water transport from the aspects of development mode，development orientation，development pattern，development kinetic energy，development format，etc.，so as to provide a reference for promoting the high-quality development of inland water transportation in Sichuan Province.