Intelligent shipping is a modern shipping system and a new shipping format formed by the deep integration of traditional shipping elements and modern information, communication, sensing and artificial intelligence technologies. The guiding opinions on the development of intelligent shipping clearly stipulates five basic elements of intelligent shipping, namely, intelligent ship, intelligent port, intelligent navigation insurance, intelligent shipping service and intelligent shipping supervision. This paper analyzes the development of intelligent shipping in the Yangtze River region, and points out the existing problems and how to improve them.