Today in History
On 14 July 2020, YANTIAN welcomed a new shipping service.
On 25 June 2020, the first feeder vessel of the Zhuhai Hongwan-Yantian direct service called at YANTIAN.
On 23 June 2020, South China's first dedicated shipping route for the cross-border e-commerce service ZEX (ZIM eCommerce Xpress) called at YANTIAN.
YANTIAN becomes the first container terminal in Shenzhen Port in the utilisation of remote-controlled and semi-automatic quay cranes.
An Advance for YANTIAN to Become an International Shipping Hub in the Bay Area.
On 12 May 2020, the first container train serving the railway cargo route linking Shenzhen and Ganzhou with Europe set off from YANTIAN.
On the night of 7 May 2020, YANTIAN welcomed the maiden voyage of the world's largest container vessel, the HMM Algeciras. On 8 May, Patrick Lam, Managing Director of Hutchison Ports Yantian, received Kenny Yoo, Managing Director of HMM China (South China and Hong Kong), and presented him a souvenir to mark the maiden voyage.
Recently, a negative pressure ambulance (NPA) manufactured by Jiangling Motors Corp was loaded onto a China COSCO Shipping vessel at Yantian Port for shipment to South Asia.
On 25 April 2020, YANTIAN launched the new service mode of the “phase in and phase out (PIPO)”.
On 19 April, YANTIAN welcomed the first feeder vessel of the "Huangpu-Hong Kong-YANTIAN" service.
On 10 April 2020, the Heshan Service operated by YANTIAN’s Pingyan Railway (Yantian-Pinghu South-Jiangmen North) became a regular container rail service.
Late on the night of 18 March 2020, after a vessel from an epidemic-prone area docked at a berth, staff of the No. 2 Ship Supervision Office of the Dapeng Customs who were already waiting there boarded immediately to conduct entry inspection on the vessel.
During the period of the COVID-19 outbreak, YANTIAN’s intermodal operations remain normal and is able to provide a variety of options for cargo transportation. Shenzhen Pingyan Multimodal Company Limited (PML) actively adopts precautionary measures for epidemic prevention and control, and at the same time flexibly adjust the operation arrangement for the customer needs.
Recently, the Dapeng Customs has launched innovative measures such as "shipside pickup" and "shipside loading" to meet the business needs of liner companies and cargo owners, reduce cost for clearance, and enhance international competitiveness of Yantian Port.