On 26 June 2015, YICT held its Customer Communication Session, promoting the theme of "We are ready’’. Around 200 attendees participated in the session, including cargo owners, freight forwarders and representatives from shipping lines, warehousing enterprises and port supervisory authorities. During the session, Patrick Lam, Managing Director of YICT, and representatives from various departments shared with customers the terminal’s latest port facility upgrades to extend its mega-vessel handling capabilities, improvements made to intermodal transportation and new initiatives in port clearance as well as the auto-gate project.
Building on its strong fundamentals as a preferred port-of-call for mega-vessels, YICT is the only terminal in South China which has handled three 18,000-TEU-plus container vessels simultaneously. Currently, over 80% of the world’s mega-vessels with carrying capacities in excess of 10,000-TEU are calling at YICT. This year, YICT completed a quay crane heightening project, further enhancing its ability to serve ultra-large container vessels. Meanwhile, as part of an initiative to utilise mobile Internet resources, the company launched the Operation Services Platform on Wechat to create extra value for customers.
In the era of mega-vessels, YICT is committed to delivering premium services to its customers with its outstanding operational efficiency and advanced terminal management. As the trend towards even larger vessels is expected to continue in the years to come, YICT will improve its competitiveness and harness its status as the preferred port-of-call for mega-vessels in South China.