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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). The company is part of Turkey’s Yildirim Group of companies.

Port of Leixões starts shipping Peugeot vehicles

Leixões, Portugal (Ports Europe) February 15, 2024 – Last week, the Port of Leixões carried out the first shipment of Peugeot vehicles from Stellantis...

Becce is new CEO Of San Cataldo Container Terminal, Taranto

Taranto, Italy (Ports Europe) February 14, 2024 – Alessandro Becce has been appointed the new CEO of San Cataldo Container Terminal, Taranto, part of the...

Taranto port starts new service to transport refrigerated containers

Taranto, Italy (Ports Europe) January 8, 2024 – The Port of Taranto port started a new service to transport refrigerated containers. An agreement has...

Orange Business builds global network for YILPORT

Istanbul, Turkey (Ports Europe) December 1, 2023 – Orange Business has signed a contract with YILPORT to provide a global wide area network (WAN) for...

Port of Taranto starts dredging, Yilport container terminal

Taranto, Italy (PortSEurope) July 26, 2023 – The Port of Taranto has started dredging the seabed in front of the Yilport container terminal to -16.5...

Medkon starts calling at Port of Taranto

Taranto, Italy (Ports Europe) May 23, 2023 – The Medkon Mersin vessel called at the Port of Taranto on May 2, starting a service which Medkon hopes will...

YILPORT orders 23 new terminal tractors from Terberg

Istanbul, Turkey (Ports Europe) May 4, 2023 – Port operator YILPORT has ordered 23 new terminal tractors from Terberg, a manufacturer of special...

Hapag-Lloyd connect YILPORT Liscont with TEX service

Lisbon, Portugal (PortSEurope) April 6, 2023 – The German shipper Hapag-Lloyd has said that its TEX service will start calling at YILPORT Liscont in...

Medkon Lines to start calling at the port of Taranto

Taranto, Italy (PortSEurope) March 17, 2023 – Medkon Lines has announced that it will start calling at the port of Taranto. The company will be calling...

NATO sends aid to Turkey from Port of Taranto

Taranto, Italy (PortSEurope) March 1, 2023 – Through its Southern Operational Centre (SOC), located in Taranto, NATO is sending aid to the earthquake...

Cargo traffic in the Port of Taranto down -16.9% in 2022

Taranto, Italy (PortSEurope) February 27, 2023 – The Port of Taranto handled 14.6 million tons of cargo, a decrease of -16.9% on 2021 but...

Anaklia port saga (2): Construction in 2023 with or without foreign investor

Anaklia, Georgia (PortSEurope) February 23, 2023 – Construction of the Georgia’s long-delayed and controversial Anaklia deep port on the Black Sea will...

Yilport Holding acquires Port of Šibenik, Croatia

Šibenik, Croatia (PortSEurope) February 22, 2023 – Yilport Holding has taken over the operations at Port of Šibenik, located on the Adriatic coast of...

Leixões Container Terminal implements NAVIS N4

Leixões, Portugal (Ports Europe) January 26, 2023 – Leixões Container Terminal (TCL) has implemented NAVIS N4. the latest version of its operational...

Kalypso starts container link with Yilport, Port of Taranto

Taranto, Italy (Ports Europe) January 24, 2023 – The Kalypso container line, part of RifLine, has started a feeder service connection with...

Yilport adds port equipment in Taranto

Taranto, Italy (Ports Europe) January 23, 2023 – Yilport is to add further port equipment to its faciity in the Port of Taranto. Seven Terminal Tractors...

Lisbon’s Alcântara Container Terminal to have first direct USA link

Lisbon, Portugal (Ports Europe) January 19, 2023 – The Alcântara Container Terminal will have the first regular transatlantic stopover to the...

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