On 9 June 2018, YANTIAN held a ceremony at Liling, Hunan Province to celebrate the official launch of its inland container depot at Liling.
On 6 June 2018, a delegation of Guangdong Cold Chain Association visited YANTIAN and communicated with Shenzhen cold chain enterprises.
On 25 May, Yantian held its Customer Communication Session 2018, with the theme “Powered by Innovation and Technology”. Approximately 300 guests, including cargo owners, freight forwarders and representatives of shipping lines, railway lines, warehousing enterprises and related government departments attended the event.
On 24 May 2018, a delegation of United States Department of Agriculture and agricultural enterprises visited Yantian.
Hutchison Ports Yantian was named the Best Container Terminal Asia (over 4 million TEUs) at the 2018 Asian Freight, Logistics and Supply Chain (AFLAS) Awards.
On 27 April, Yantian hosted a conference to promote its shore power system.
On 18 April 2018, Yantian hosted a communication session for the region’s major importers. More than 200 guests, including importers, third-party logistics providers and representatives from related government departments, attended the event.
On 30 March 2018, China Ports and Harbours Association (CPHA) held its annual general meeting and presented a number of awards to outstanding terminal operators,utchison Ports Yantian received five awards for its performance in 2017.
On 28 March 2018, the National Standards for Ports of Ecological Safety of the “General Rule on the Establishment of Ports of Ecological Safety” and “Ports of Ecological Safety: Categorisation, Recognition and Management for Ecological Risk”, were released in Shenzhen.
On 14 February 2018, the 20,954 - TEU “CMA CGM ANTOINE DE SAINT EXUPERY”, made its inaugural call to Hutchison Ports Yantian.
On 8 February 2018, Yantian staff representatives and volunteers visited the Yantian District Welfare Centre to deliver Lunar New Year greetings to the elderly residents.
On 1 February 2018, Hutchison Ports Yantian (Yantian) was recognised as a National AAAAA Logistics Enterprise by the China Federation of Logistics and Purchasing.
In January 2018, Hutchison Ports Yantian (Yantian) received the 2017 Science and Technology Award (First Prize) from the China Water Transportation Construction Association for its research into and application of shore power technology.
On 25 January 2018, the port supervisory facilities of Berth # 5 & 6 of Hutchison Port Yantian’s West Port passed the official inspection.
On 13 December 2017, a feeder vessel loaded with cargo from IKEA, the world’s largest furniture and home accessories retailer, arrived at Hutchison Ports Yantian.