There is an analogy in the Yangtze River shipping industry:“without ship type standardization,our advanced waterway network does not worth a cent,just like driving an ox cart on the highway”.At present,with Guidance for Promoting Yangtze River Economic Zone based on Golden Watercourse,and 2014-2020 Yangtze River Economic Zone Comprehensive Three-dimensional Transport Corridor Project being introduced,the Yangtze River shipping industry has ushered in a new era. There is an analogy in the Yangtze River shipping industry: “without ship type standardization, our advanced waterway network does not worth a cent, just like driving an ox cart on the highway ”. At present, with Guidance for Promoting Yangtze River Economic Zone based on Golden Watercourse, and 2014-2020 Yangtze River Economic Zone Comprehensive Three-dimensional Transport Corridor Project was introduced, the Yangtze River shipping industry has ushered in a new era.