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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.

Containerships will connect YILPORT terminals in Ferrol and Oslo

Ferrol, Spain (PortSEurope) December 13, 2022 – A new service from Containerships will connect YILPORT Oslo with YILPORT Ferrol (Spain). Other ports on...

Ocean Network Express visits Port of Lisbon

Lisbon, Portugal (PortSEurope) November 25, 2022 – The CEO of ONE – Ocean Network Express, Jeremy Nixon, has visited the Port of Lisbon to view...

Yilport Gebze breaks monthly ship operating record

Kocaeli, Turkey (PortSEurope) November 14, 2022 – Yılport’s port in Kocaeli Gebze has broken its monthly ship operating record with 66 container...

Yilport presents Liscont investment

Lisbon, Portugal (PortSEurope) November 10, 2022 – Yilport is to present Liscont investment of around €200 million with the visit of CEO Robert...

Falck signs agreement to use Port of Taranto

Taranto, Italy (PortSEurope) November 7, 2022 – Falck Renewables and BlueFloat Energy have signed a contract to use the container terminal...

Port of Taranto reports total cargo down -34% in Q3 2022

Taranto, Italy (PortSEurope) November 1, 2022 – The Port of Taranto has reported total cargo of 3.4 million tons in the the third quarter of...

YILPORT Taranto started using new railway connections on September 1

Taranto, Italy (Ports Europe) September 8, 2022 – YILPORT Taranto started using new railway connections on September 1 at its terminal in the port....

Kalmar and Yilport sign new order for mobile equipment solutions

Istanbul, Turkey (PortSEurope) August 5, 2022 – Kalmar and Yilport sign new order for 27 units of mobile lifting equipment for Yilport terminals. The...

Yilport holding breaks all-time container handling record in first half of 2022

Yilport Holding had another successful half-year benefitting from recent investments. The company moves towards the target of being one of the top global...

Port of Taranto plans to invest in cold ironing

Taranto, Italy (PortSEurope) July 20, 2022 – The Port of Taranto plans to invest in cold ironing equipment for its docks. A tender has been issued for...

Port of Taranto rejects Yilport business plan

Taranto, Italy (Ports Europe) June 2, 2022 – The Port Authority of the Ionian Sea-Port of Taranto (AdSP) has rejected a revised business plan from...

X-PRESS Feeders starts new service with YILPORT Ferrol

Ferrol, Spain (Ports Europe) May 18, 2022 – X-PRESS Feeders has started a new service connecting YILPORT Ferrol with its Algeciras hub. The first voyage...

Yilport presents new industrial plan for Taranto container terminal

Taranto, Italy (PortSEurope) May 5, 2022 – Yilport, the concessionaire of Taranto’s San Cataldo Container Terminal (SCCT), has presented the new...

Norwegian ambassador to Italy visits the Beleolico plant, Taranto

Taranto, Italy (PortSEurope) May 4, 2022 – The Norwegian ambassador to Italy, Johan Vibe, yesterday visited the Beleolico plant, the first marine wind...

Yilport Taranto hosts inauguration of the Mediterranean’s first offshore wind farm

Taranto, Italy (PortSEurope) April 26, 2022 – Yilport Taranto has hosted the inauguration of the Mediterranean’s first offshore wind farm, located...

Yilport to present new business plan for Taranto port terminal

Taranto, Italy (PortSEurope) April 12, 2022 – Yilport, the Turkish concessionaire for the container terminal of the port of Taranto, will present a new...

Port of Taranto sees January cargo handled down -31%

Taranto, Italy (Ports Europe) March 11, 2022 – The Port of Taranto has published cargo numbers for January 2022, which shows total cargo handled of 1.03...

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