On 30 November 2006, YICT welcomed a new European service, the China-Adriatic (ADR) Service operated by Italia Marittima S.p.A., with the maiden vessel call of the "Thomas Mann".
On 24 November 2006, YICT welcomed the commencement of a new Asia-Mediterranean Express (AME) service, jointly operated by Yang Ming and "K" Line.
On 8 November 2006, Yantian International Container Terminals (Phase III) Limited (YICT) announced that it has signed a HK$6.8 billion 5-year term loan facility (the "Facility") with a consortium of banks including
On 29 October, 2006 Hasbro Shenzhen Charity Badminton Tournament ended with YICT as the top winner.
On 22 October 2006, YICT celebrated the launch of a new North American service, the Zim Container Service (ZCS) operated by the Line, with the maiden vessel call of the "Zim Savannah".
With two awards for "First Place, Top 10 Container Terminals in China" for the years 2003-2004 and 2004-2005, YICT was recently awarded first place once again.
YICT welcomed the "M/S Emma Maersk", the largest container vessel in the world. What draws the world's attention is that YICT is the only port of call in mainland China for this PS-classification vessel.
On 20 September 2006, YICT was rated Shenzhen's "Top Grade Company in both Usage of Special Equipment and Safety Management".
YICT, one of the largest joint-venture companies in Guangdong province, was granted an award of "100 Star Enterprises of Overseas Chinese in China, 2003-2005" in recognition of its outstanding contributions to
On 12 September 2006, YICT welcomed the maiden vessel call of the "Ever Gifted", one of nine container vessels deployed by Evergreen to its new European service, Far East - Mediterranean (FEM).
On 1 September 2006, YICT organised a commemorative ceremony to mark the launch of two new berths from its Expansion Project, which officially came on-stream with the arrival of Evergreen's "Hatsu Ethic/038E".
On 28 August 2006,YICT received the inaugural call of "CMA CGM Norma", which is 349 metres long and 42.8 metres wide, with a shipping capacity of 9,415 TEU.
On 14 August 2006, YICT welcomed a new European (AE3E) service operated by Maersk.
On 26 July 2006, YICT was awarded the first prize of Advanced Enterprise of Shenzhen Excellent in Workplace Injury Prevention Record by Shenzhen Municipal Bureau of Labour and Social Insurance
On 31 July 2006, Yantian International Container Terminals (YICT) took delivery of three new Super Post-Panamax Quay Cranes.