1911年1月5日,一艘由塘工善后局向王仁泰船行租赁的“安泰”号小火轮,由浦东东沟内港码头直驶南京路外滩铜人码头,开始了机轮船在黄浦江上的摆渡。随后,市属轮渡逐渐兴起和发展。1937年,因战争爆发,市轮渡沦落日寇之手,损失严重。抗战胜利后,市公务局派员接收,经过修理与改建轮船、码头等,又重回正轨。 On January 5, 1911, a small steamship “An Tai” leased by Wang Tongtai from Tong Tong and Shanhai Bureau of Shipping started from the copper pier at Nanjing Bund, Ferry on the Huangpu River. Subsequently, municipal ferries gradually rise and development. In 1937, due to the outbreak of the war, the city ferry degenerated into the hands of the Japanese invaders, causing serious losses. After the victory of the Anti-Japanese War, Municipal Bureau of Public Affairs sent to receive, after repairs and alterations of ships, docks, etc., and back on track.