The invention provides a novel live crab transport ship which comprises a ship body, a first ice fish bin, a first flowing water bin, a second flowing water bin, a second ice fish bin, a borneol storage bin and a fresh water bin are sequentially arranged in the ship body, a crab culture pond is installed at the top of the ship body, and movable plastic barrels are arranged in the first ice fish bin and the second ice fish bin at equal intervals. Live crab auxiliary equipment is installed in the ship body, the peripheries of cabins of the first iced fish cabin, the first flowing water cabin, the second flowing water cabin, the second iced fish cabin, the borneol storage cabin and the fresh water cabin are all made of cedarwood boards, the frames are filled with rigid polyurethane foam combined heat preservation materials, and cement ballasts are arranged at the bottoms of the cabins. The live crab auxiliary equipment comprises a water supply pipeline, a power generator, a water supply pump, an oxygen production pump, a refrigeration pump, a water suction pump and a heating pump. The survival rate of live crab transportation can be greatly increased, and the market economic benefits are improved.