To support the healthy development of China's shipping center and better serve the construction of a country with strong transportation network,this paper puts forward the Chinese characteristics,connotation composition and mission requirements of China's shipping center in the new period,and on this basis constructs the evaluation system for the development of shipping center with the background of Chinese characteristics,which comprehensively measures its comprehensive strength and development level,as well as its support role on national strategy and regional development.The results show that China's major shipping centers are generally at a high level in the development of comprehensive transportation hubs,present a multi-echelon development pattern in the construction of sea and land service networks,present the development trend of international shipping service center led by Shanghai and other regional shipping service centers with their own characteristics in the shipping service industry cluster,and generally serve national strategy and regional development in the strategic support effect at a high level in terms of strategic support effect.