On 21 January 2008, the "MOL Agility", the first vessel in Mitsui O.S.K. Lines' (MOL) South African Express (ZAX) service, called at YICT.
On 20 January 2008, YICT welcomed the maiden call of the "AL Safat", the first of eight 7,000-TEU vessels that United Arab Shipping Co. (UASC) has deployed to its Asia-Europe Container Service 3 (AEC3).
On 27 December 2007, China's General Administration of Customs and the General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine jointly launched a new, paperless customs-clearance network for cargo imported and exported via Yantian Port.
On 24 December 2007, YICT's Environmental Protection Group and Volunteer Group jointly issued a call to YICT staff members for donations of clothing.
On 18 December 2007, YICT and Shenzhen University's (SZU) School of Economics jointly hosted a "YICT Forum", the second since the container terminal and the university began collaborating on education projects in May.
On 6 December 2007, the Far East Europe Express (FEX) of the CKYH alliance – composed of COSCO Shipping, "K" Line, Yang Ming Marine Transport and Hanjin Shipping - called at YICT for the first time.
On 30 November 2007, YICT donated RMB 2 million to the Yantian District Charity Association at the charity's opening ceremony.
On 28 November 2007, for the first time, a fully loaded freight train departed Yantian International Container Terminals (YICT) en route to Kunming in China's Yunnan Province.
On 25 November 2007, over 100 staff members and their families had the chance to visit typically restricted areas of YICT during the facility's second Open Day of 2007.
The Ministry of Construction and the Architecture Association of China have awarded YICT's Phase III their Luban Prize – China's highest accolade for architecture and construction.
At the beginning of November, YICT launched its third Corporate Culture Week in order to enhance communication among its team members.