Shanghai municipal government issued a 2026–2030 implementation plan to build a Yangtze River Delta inland‑shipping pilot zone and connect inland water transport systems. By 2030 the plan targets 280 km of class‑3 or higher waterways meeting standards, construction of several centralized public inland‑port zones, expansion and upgrade of Shanghai Port’s container river‑sea direct channels, and raising the share of domestic container transport carried by inland waterways to 35%; it also calls for

Shanghai municipal government issued a 2026–2030 implementation plan to build a Yangtze River Delta inland‑shipping pilot zone and connect inland water transport systems. By 2030 the plan targets 280 km of class‑3 or higher waterways meeting standards, construction of several centralized public inland‑port zones, expansion and upgrade of Shanghai Port’s container river‑sea direct channels, and raising the share of domestic container transport carried by inland waterways to 35%; it also calls for significant green and smart upgrades to inland shipping, an integrated river‑sea intermodal network and scaled-up waterborne tourism and passenger services.