In June 2016, YICT was rated at level 3 of the CMMI Institute’s Capability Maturity Model Integration (CMMI) and became the first container terminal appraised in China.
On 11 August 2016, a delegation led by Chen Deming, President of Association for Relations across the Taiwan Straits (ARATS) and former Minister of Commerce of China, visited YICT
On 28 July 2016, YICT hosted a review to mark the 10th anniversary of its summer internship programme with Dalian Maritime University (DMU) and Shenzhen University (SZU).
On 15 July 2016, YICT was awarded the prestigious Ports & Terminals Award at the 2016 Seatrade Maritime Awards Asia.
On 22 July 2016, YICT, together with Yantian Port Group, released 0.55 million fingerlings into its surrounding waters in the Mirs Bay.
On 11 July 2016, a group of 17 students and their teachers from Yunnan Dahaicun Hope Primary School travelled to YICT for a week-long summer camp.
On 24 June 2016, YICT held its annual customer communication session with the theme “YICT, the Gateway to the World”.
On 7 June 2016, an unveiling ceremony was held to mark the establishment of a tax self-service terminal at YICT’s office building.
On 20 and 25 May 2016, YICT organised two customer sharing sessions to introduce the new Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS) convention regulations, targeting customers from ocean carriers and end-users, respectively.
On 16 May 2016, Lowe’s, the world’s second largest home improvement retailer, partnered with YICT, shipping lines and third-party logistics companies to organise a vendor workshop at YICT.
On 9 May 2016,Patrick Lam (4th from left), Managing Director of YICT, with Cai Shenkang (centre), General Manager of Ningbo Zhoushan Port Group.
On 30 March 2016, YICT’s Expansion Project won the 13th Tien-Yow Jeme Civil Engineering Prize, the top honour for civil engineering and construction in China.
On 13 to 18 April 2016, YICT held a container lashing competition so as to improve the skills of its workforce and enhance operational efficiency and safety.
On 16 April, 2016, Chen Jining, China’s Minister of Environmental Protection, visited YICT.
On 13 April 2016, YICT took delivery of three quay cranes for its Berth 5.