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Yildirim Group

YILDIRIM Group is a family-owned business, held 100% privately by the YILDIRIM Family. It is managed by brothers Ali Rıza Yıldırım and Robert Yüksel Yıldırım. OIzs port division is Yilport.

Yilport Holding is an international port operator with European commercial interests in Norway, Sweden, Turkey, Portugal, Spain and Italy. South European terminals include Gebze, Solventas, Gemport, Rotaport (all Turkey), Liscont, Figueira da For, Sotagas, Leixoes, Aveiro, Setubal, Tersado (all Portugal), Ferrol, and Huelva (both Spain), and Taranto (Italy).

Yilport’s San Cataldo Container Terminal, Taranto port, set to welcome first ship

On July 12, Yilport’s revived San Cataldo Container Terminal in Taranto, Italy, will the receive the maiden call of the CMA CGM TURMED service vessel...

Yilport Gebze plans to invest in rail platform for its terminal

Yilport Gebze, the “home terminal” of Yilport Holding in the Gulf of Izmit in Turkey, has announced a new investment in a rail platform inside the terminal...

Yilport’s Transitex starts new rail link between Elvas and Huelva port

Huelva, Spain (Ports Europe) June 22, 2020 – Transitex, an Iberian logistics and transport company and part of Yilport, has added the port of Huelva to...

Leixões Container Terminal exceeded 3000 TEU handled in 1 day

Leixões, Portugal (Ports Europe) May 12, 2020 – The Leixões Container Terminal has exceeded the threshold of 3000 TEU handled in a single day. This...

YILPORT Holding Briefing Regarding COVID-19

News – YILPORT Holding Briefing Regarding COVID-19 – April 1, 2020 YILPORT Holding wants to assure you that we are actively following the COVID-19...

YILPORT Holding reports cargo numbers for its terminals in 2019

Istanbul, Turkey (Ports Europe) March 5, 2020 – Last month, Yilport Holding has reported that its terminals globally handled 6.15 million TEU containers...

YILPORT Holding takes over Taranto Container Terminal

News Release – YILPORT – March 3, 2020 Yilport Holding announced the takeover of Port of Taranto’s container terminal. The 49-year concession...

Yilport takes official receipt of Molo Polisettoriale, Taranto port

Taranto, Italy (Ports Europe) March 2, 2020 – San Cataldo Container Terminal SpA (SCCT), part of Yilport Holding, has officially taken ownership of the...

YILPORT’s Transitex opens office in Bilbao

Bilbao, Spain (Ports Europe) February 12, 2020 – Transitex, an Iberian logistics and transport company, has opened an office in Bilbao, in Northern...

YILPORT announces new business plan for 2020 and beyond

YILPORT Holding announces new business plan for 2020 and beyond – January 16, 2020 Robert Yuksel Yildirim, the Founder and Chairman of YILPORT Holding,...

YILPORT Huelva discusses expansion with port authority

Huelva, Spain (Ports Europe) January 14, 2020 – Following talks between Autoridad Portuaria de Huelva (APH – Port Authority of Huelva) and Turkish...

YILPORT to continue to focus on growing logistics services in 2020

Yilport – Press Release – January 6, 2020 A subsidiary of YILPORT Holding, Transitex is a freight forwarder and logistics solutions provider...

Transitex Opens New Branch in Mersin, Turkey

November 7, 2019 Transitex officially opened its second office in Mersin, Turkey, on November 4, 2019. This follows Transitex Istanbul, operating since...

Leixões Container Terminal sees increased container volumes

Leixões, Portugal (PortSEurope) October 3, 2019 – TCL – Terminal de Contentores de Leixões, S.A., (Leixões Container Terminal) has reported that...

YILPORT Holding CEO Christian Blauert Attends Portuguese Maritime Week

September 21, 2019 – Yilport Portuguese Maritime Transport Week was held in Lisbon from 17 to 21 September. Christian Blauert, CEO of YILPORT Holding,...

COSCO and Yildirim in talks

Taranto, Italy (PortSEurope) September 20, 2019 – On Twitter this week, Robert Yuksel Yildirim, President & CEO of Yildirim Group, owner of the...

Yilport signs 49-year concession at Taranto port

Taranto, Italy (PortSEurope) July 31, 2019 – The concession for the container terminal of the port of Taranto was signed at Terminal San Cataldo SpA,...

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