On 14 March, a delegation led by Wang Rong, Secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Shenzhen Municipal Committee, paid a field study visit to YICT for the terminal facilities.
On 15 March, a delegation led by Thierry Mariani (left), French Minister of State for Transport, paid a visit to YICT.
On 13 March, YICT welcomed the newly formed G6 Alliance with the call of HMM Vancouver. The G6 Alliance members are the carriers in the Grand Alliance and New World Alliance
On 10 March, YICT welcomed the maiden call of the MSC Cristina. The vessel is 366 metres long, 48 metres wide, and has a capacity of 13,100 TEU.
On 8 March, YICT held a tabloid sports meet to mark the International Women's Day. More than 100 women staffers participated in the event.
On 1 March, a delegation from the Ministry of Ports and Shipping, Pakistan and Karachi Port Trust (KPT) paid a visit to YICT.
On 6 February 2012, a delegation led by Yu Guangzhou, Minister of the General Administration of China Customs (GAC), took an inspection tour of the Dapeng Customs facility, located at Yantian Port.
On 20 January, YICT welcomed an operational safety inspection team led by Chen Gaihu, Vice Mayor of Shenzhen.
On 15 December, Eugenio Bregolat, Spanish Ambassador to China, visited YICT.
On 22 November, Hai Chi Yuet, Managing Director of YICT, was awarded the title of Honourable Citizen by the Shenzhen Municipal Government.
On 15 November, Deng Xianhong, Deputy Administrator of the State Administration of Foreign Exchange, visited YICT.
On 9 November, Li Jianhua, Director of Refrigeration Logistics Interest Committee of Guangdong Logistics Industry Association, led a delegation of the Committee's enterprise members and Jorge Sanchez
On 8 November, the Ministry of Transport and the Ministry of Railways organised a seminar on intermodal (Container Rail-Water Transport) model projects at YICT.
On 1 November, Zhang Wen, Vice Mayor of Shenzhen, paid a field study visit to YICT.
On 25 October, a quay crane operating event, which is a part of the 7th Shenzhen Vocational Skills and Innovation Competition, was held at YICT.