With the rapid development of automated container terminals，many types of container terminal automation solutions are developed. The yard operation is the key link of the terminal handling technology system. Therefore，the yard layout，the supporting transfer mode with the horizontal transport equipment，as well as the selection and determination of specifications and quantity of operating equipment in the yard are core contents to be researched. Based on the Chancay project in Peru and successful experience of relevant cases，after comparison and selection of several schemes，and also optimization based on comparison and verification by means of simulation，an automatic container terminal yard handling technology scheme is proposed，which not only considers the specific characteristics of the project to fully meet the capacity and efficiency requirements of peak production periods and year-round operations，but also leaves rooms for further improvement of the automation operation level. Moreover，the research and analysis ideas of the project and the methods for determining the design parameters can provide reference for the design of other similar projects.