On 26 October 2008, the CMA CGM Vela, a brand-new mega-vessel deployed by CMA CGM to its French Asia Line 1 (FAL1) service, berthed at YICT.
On 22 October 2008, YICT received two new dual-hoist, tandem-lift quay cranes equipped with the latest LED technology.
On 19 October 2008, the Hasbro (Shenzhen) Charity Badminton Tournament was held at Shenzhen Workers' Culture Palace.
On 21 October 2008, the Container Branch of the China Ports Association designated YICT as the best of China's container terminals in its "Top 10 Container Terminals in China" ranking.
On 19 October 2008, YICT welcomed the maiden vessel call of the "APL Denmark" deployed by The New World Alliance (TNWA, comprising APL, HMM and MOL) to its South Asia Express (SAX) Service.
On 24 September 2008, YICT and Shenzhen Yantian Port Group (YPG) signed a memorandum pledging them to cooperate on building a new Port Information Centre.
On 25 September 2008, YICT and Sinotrans Guangdong officially signed an agreement, establishing their cooperation on terminal and feeder services, warehousing, and freight forwarding to further improve the efficiency of the local logistics industry.
On 23 September 2008, a train loaded with three 40-foot containers of toys bound for the earthquake-hit Mianyang City in Sichuan Province set out from YICT.
On 4 September 2008, the Shenzhen Bureau of Trade and Industry declared YICT to be an Outstanding Energy-saving Enterprise. YICT was the only enterprise from Shenzhen's port industry to be so honoured.
In August, the Yantian District Government granted RMB200,000 worth of funding to YICT's rubber-tyred gantry crane (RTGC) reconfiguration project, which aims to replace the diesel engines of YICT's RTGCs with electric engines.
On 5 September 2008, the Yangjiang-Yantian Barge Service Agreement was officially signed between YICT and the Yangjiang Municipal Government.
On 17 August 2008, a freight train, one that was deployed to YICT's Kunming – Yantian Container Rail Service and loaded with 4,000 bottles of Carlsberg beer, left Huizhou in Guangdong for Kunming in Yunnan.