On 19th February 2003, Hanjin’s “Hanjin Amsterdam” made an inaugural call at YICT to commence the CEX Europe Service operated by Hanjin, Senator, COSCO, “K”Line, and Yang Ming.
On 2 February 2003, Maersk Sealand’s vessel "Maersk Dammam" arrived at YICT, marking the commencement of the Middle-east service named TP5W.
On 24 January 2003, Evergreen’s “Ever Uranus” made an inaugural visit to YICT to commence the second Europe Service –WAEW operated by the Evergreen Group at YICT.
On 15 January 2003, Yantian Frontier Inspection and YICT signed a Memorandum of Co-operation on Managing Yantian Port.
At the beginning of 2003, COSCO, Yang Ming, “K” Line, Hanjin Shipping and Senator Lines reached an agreement to modify their services at Yantian.
YICT welcomed the launch of its first KSX Service for the New Year on the night of 2 January, 2003. The KSX is an intra-Asia service, jointly operated by Gold Star Line and KMTC.
On the afternoon of 30 November 2002, YICT held its second Family Day onboard the Minsk aircraft carrier, which is berthed in Sha Tou Jiao. About 4,000 staff members and their families took part.
On the morning of November 20, 2002, YICT and Shenzhen Customs officially signed a Memorandum of Co-operation to develop an East Platform at the 1/F Conference Room of YICT Administration Building.
On 19 November 2002, China Shipping’s vessel "CSCL FOS" arrived at YICT, marking the commencement of another US West Coast/Far-east service named AAS2.
On 11 November 2002, Dapeng Customs celebrated its tenth anniversary.
After a pilot run, lasting more than two months, YICT officially launched a new information service. This new service provides external truck drivers with daily container collection information for external container yards via mobile phone text messaging.
On 26 October 2002, YICT opened its doors to high-school students from Yantian District once again, continuing its efforts to increase and enhance communication with the community while providing students with an opportunity to broaden their horizons.
On 25 September 2002, YICT's entry gatehouse handled 12,545 containers. It even received 8,174 container trucks on the following day. These are the highest numbers since YICT commenced operations.
On the afternoon of 17 September 2002 at Xiao Mei Sha Hotel, YICT briefed representatives from over 100 trucking companies about its work to improve terminal operations at the port as well as measures to better traffic control.
With support from Shenzhen Customs, YICT works with Dapeng Customs to launch international transshipment procedures on 28 August 2002.