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). The company is part of Turkey’s Yildirim Group of companies.
Maersk inaugurates a new container line in Huelva port
Huelva, Spain (Ports Europe) January 23, 2020 – From February 10, the Maersk shipping company will start a new feeder service from Huelva port, linking...
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 hires Konecranes for Taranto port work
Taranto, Italy (Ports Europe) January 16, 2020 – YILPORT Holding has selected Konecranes to refurbish 23 cranes as part of its investment plan to develop...
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...
Minister for Infrastructure and Housing visits Lisbon port at the premiere of the new regular container service
Lisbon, Portugal (Ports Europe) December 1, 2019 – The Minister of Infrastructure and Housing, Pedro Nuno Santos, has visited the Port of Lisbon today,...
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 Leixões increases concession payments to government
Leixões, Portugal (PortSEurope) September 16, 2019 – In the first quarter of 2018, Yilport Leixões paid concession charges to APDL – Administração...
YILPORT Holding Signs 49-Year Concession for Port of Taranto
YILPORT issued the following press release – July 30, 2019 News – YILPORT Holding Signs 49-Year Concession for Port of Taranto Yilport Holding...
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,...
Yilport agrees Alcântara terminal concession extension until 2038
Lisbon, Portugal (PortSEurope) July 17, 2019 – The government and Yilport, a concessionaire of the port terminal of Alcântara, Lisbon, have agreed to...
Liscont agreement soon says Portuguese minister
Lisbon, Portugal (PortSEurope) July 11, 2019 – The Minister of the Sea, Ana Paula Vitorino, announced in Parliament that the agreement between Liscont...
Yildirim criticises Portuguese strike rules, slow investment decisions
Lisbon, Portugal (PortSEurope) May 28, 2019 – Turkey’s Yildirim group has criticised the government’s delay in giving the green light to the...
Yilport Leixões increases TEU handling in Q1 2019
Leixões, Portugal (Ports Europe) April 17, 2019 – In January this year, Yilport Leixões (TCL) handled 55,677 TEU, a year-on-year growth of 21.5%....