On 25 March 2010, YICT welcomed the first call of T. S. Lines' new Asia service, the Japan-Strait-Taiwan (JSTN) Express Service.
On 22 March 2010, the Guangdong Province Housing and Urban-rural Construction Department named YICT a "Water-saving Enterprise" in recognition of the port's remarkable performance in saving water and
On 25 February 2010, YICT unloaded four machines weighing 71 tons each from the Elly Maersk.
On 2 March 2010, a Beijiao-Yantian Shuttle Feeder operated by Wenco Shipping (HK) Ltd. began operating at YICT.
On 20 January 2010, YICT handled a shipment of train carriages for the first time as a barge carrying four rail wagons from Nanjing arrived at YICT.
On 15 December 2009, Yantian Port Group and Yantian International Container Terminals jointly established the Yantian Port International Information Co., Ltd (YPI).