Abstract:The development of coastal ports in China has experienced three periods:recovery, development, and expansion, and now China has become a port giant in the world. With the downturn of global economy and the medium to high growth rate of Chinese economy, the development of coastal ports in China tends not to be accelerated in the future. The green ports and intelligent ports will be the general trend for future development of Chinese coastal ports mainly because of the low economic growth and environmental constraints. The most recent Chinese national strategy "One Belt One Road" will enable Chinese coastal ports to be transformed sustainably, and also integrated systematically with major ports in the world.