Feb 27. SPG, one of China's leading port operators, set up its first overseas regional company in Singapore, aiming to strengthen cooperation with world-leading shipping companies and trade enterprises.

April 12. Shandong Port Group's (SPG) representative office in Kazakhstan opened in Almaty.

May 17. The unveiling ceremony for the European arm of SPG as well as a business and investment promotional event took place in Rotterdam, the Netherlands.

May 18. The 2023 Green and Safe Port Conference took place in Nanning, Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region, where the fully automated container terminal at Qingdao Port, operated by Shandong Port Group, received "Smart Port" and "Green Port" five-star ratings.

Aug 26. Hosted by the Shandong Provincial People's Government and co-organized by the Qingdao Municipal People's Government, the Shandong Transportation Department, the Department of Commerce of Shandong Province, Qingdao Customs, China Railway Jinan Group and SPG, the 2023 Qingdao Yellow River Basin Land-Sea Linkage High-Quality Development Seminar kicked off in Qingdao.

Oct 24. SPG unveiled the nameplate of its African office in Conakry, Guinea.

Dec 27. China's first indigenously developed automated container terminal phase Ⅲ in Qingdao, Shandong province, began operations, marking a significant step forward by the nation in achieving core competitiveness in the ports sector, the port operator said.

Dec 28. SPG's cargo throughput and container volume for 2023 surpassed 1.7 billion metric tons and 40 million TEUs, a milestone for the group.