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August 17, 2007
YICT Welcomes Special Guests from Dahaizi Hope Primary School
"It's such a huge port," a group of students and teachers, dressed in colourful costumes representing the Yi ethnic minority, collectively gasped in surprise.
August 6, 2007
Wyeth Imports Adopt Green Logistics
On 4 August 2007, a cargo train loaded with Wyeth powdered milk departed from Yantian International Container Terminals (YICT) bound for Guangzhou.
August 1, 2007
CKYH Launches Second New Service within July
On 31 July 2007, the CKYH Alliance (COSCO, "K"Line, Yang Ming and Hanjin) launched another new service, the Asia-Europe Service 2 (AES2), at Yantian just 12 days after the commencement of its round-the-world Mediterranean Asia America Pendulum (MAP) service.
July 19, 2007
CKYH Launches MAP Service at YICT
The CKYH Alliance (COSCO, "K" Line, Yang Ming and Hanjin) started a new pendulum service linking the Mediterranean, Asia and the US from mid-July.
July 6, 2007
New Partner Horizon Lines Launches US Service at Yantian
On 30 June 2007, Horizon Lines launched its first new US service calling at Yantian, the Transpacific 1 Eastbound (TP1E) Service.
June 22, 2007
CSCL's New US Service AAS2 Calls at Yantian
On 21 June 2007, YICT welcomed the maiden vessel call of "Xin Qin Huang Dao" deployed by China Shipping Container Line (CSCL) to its new US service, the Asia America South 2 (AAS2) Service.
June 13, 2007
More Equipment Arrives for Expansion Project
On 12 June 2007, three quay cranes (QC) were delivered to YICT.
June 12, 2007
YICT Signs "Environmental Initiatives" MOA with the POLB
On 12 June 2007, YICT officially signed an "Environmental Initiatives" Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) with the Port of Long Beach (POLB), California, becoming the first terminal operator in Shenzhen to affect an international accord of cooperation in the field of environmental protection.
June 6, 2007
Environmental Awareness Promotion Week
To celebrate World Environment Day on 5 June, YICT launched its first Environmental Awareness Promotion Week. During this week, a series of functions will be held to promote environmental protection within the port area.
May 29, 2007
YICT Labour Union Founded
On 25 May 2007, the Labour Union of YICT held its first members' representatives convention, in which the first Committee and the first Funds Auditing Committee were elected by the votes of 141 members' representatives.
May 24, 2007
COSCO, Evergreen Jointly Launch New South Africa Service at Yantian
On 24 May 2007, YICT welcomed a new South Africa service, the Far East-Africa Express (FAX) Service, jointly operated by COSCO and Evergreen.
May 24, 2007
Evergreen's New US Service Calls at Yantian
On 23 May 2007, Evergreen launched a new US service at Yantian, the U.S. West Coast-Asia-Mediterranean Service Westbound (UAMW). It is Evergreen's second service to call at Yantian in just ten days.
May 14, 2007
Evergreen Launches New EU Service at Yantian
On 14 May 2007, Evergreen's new European product, the China-Europe Shuttle (CES) Service, was launched at Yantian, with the deployment of S-type green vessels that meet the world's highest environmental standards.
April 18, 2007
Development of Multi-modal Transportation Service at Yantian
On 18 April 2007, Dalang (Guangzhou) – Yantian Container Rail Service was launched by YICT and Hasbro, one of the world's well-known toys and games manufacturers.
April 9, 2007
Maersk Launches Two New European Services at Yantian
On 7 April 2007, YICT welcomed the maiden vessel call of the 8,400-TEU "Maersk Seville" deployed by Maersk to its new European service, the Europe-Far East (AE10) Service Westbound (AE10W).