On 25 June 2020, the first feeder vessel of the Zhuhai Hongwan-Yantian direct service called at YANTIAN.

On 23 June 2020, South China's first dedicated shipping route for the cross-border e-commerce service ZEX (ZIM eCommerce Xpress) called at YANTIAN.

On 27 May 2020, YANTIAN was proud to receive five 400-metre-long container vessels.

On 12 May 2020, the first container train serving the railway cargo route linking Shenzhen and Ganzhou with Europe set off from YANTIAN.

On 25 April 2020, YANTIAN launched the new service mode of the “phase in and phase out (PIPO)”.

On 19 April, YANTIAN welcomed the first feeder vessel of the "Huangpu-Hong Kong-YANTIAN" service.

On 10 April 2020, the Heshan Service operated by YANTIAN’s Pingyan Railway (Yantian-Pinghu South-Jiangmen North) became a regular container rail service.

Late on the night of 18 March 2020, after a vessel from an epidemic-prone area docked at a berth, staff of the No. 2 Ship Supervision Office of the Dapeng Customs who were already waiting there boarded immediately to conduct entry inspection on the vessel.

During the period of the COVID-19 outbreak, YANTIAN’s intermodal operations remain normal and is able to provide a variety of options for cargo transportation. Shenzhen Pingyan Multimodal Company Limited (PML) actively adopts precautionary measures for epidemic prevention and control, and at the same time flexibly adjust the operation arrangement for the customer needs.

Recently, the Dapeng Customs has launched innovative measures such as "shipside pickup" and "shipside loading" to meet the business needs of liner companies and cargo owners, reduce cost for clearance, and enhance international competitiveness of Yantian Port.

As we welcome the Year of the Rat, we have been encountering unavoidable challenges due to the country-wide COVID-19 epidemic.We are committed to further delivering our services without compromising the safety of our employees, and at the same time follow and comply with the precautionary measures required by the government.

Hutchison Ports Yantian donated an ambulance worth RMB 560,000 for the campaign against novel coronavirus.

On 6 January 2020, YANTIAN held the launch ceremony for its remote-controlled & semi-automated quay cranes.

On 26 December 2019, YANTIAN signed a statement of cooperation with Dongguan Port Group for the development of inland port project.