Yantian International Container Terminals (YICT) has been presented with a number of awards that serve as a testament to its excellent operational performance in relation to both cargo throughput and intermodal transport.
For its achievements the Container Branch of the China Ports Association presented YICT with: "Container Terminal with Annual Throughput Exceeding Ten Million TEU for the Year 2011 in China"; "Container Terminals with Throughput by Intermodal Services Exceeding 10,000 TEU for the Year 2011"; "Container Terminal with Water Transshipment Throughput Exceeding 600,000 TEU for the Year 2011"; "Container Terminal with International Transshipment Throughput Exceeding 500,000 TEU for the Year 2011"; and "Technological Innovation with the Utilisation of LNG Tractors at the Terminal".
The technological innovation award also exemplifies YICT's commitment to running environmentally-sustainable operations with its current fleet of LNG tractors totalling 213. YICT plans to have a total of 280 LNG tractors in operation by the end of the year.