Energetically promoting the shipping agency development on the basis of standardization is one of the two fundamental tasks about shipping agency when building the Shanghai international shipping center. The purpose of the study is to find out how to standardize and develop it and propose corresponding measures. To be more specific, the study specifies the necessity and significance of raising the position of Shanghai shipping agency in the international shipping agency market, and initiates the shipping agency market access system to accelerate its development. It also proposes a mechanism that gives equal importance to government supervision and industrial self-discipline in reference to international practices, and suggests the shipping agent certification system to make the industry more competitive.