YILPORT integrates Navis TOS into Portuguese box terminal

Turkish port operator Yilport Holding announced the successful completion of the Navis Terminal Operating System (TOS) integration in YILPORT Leixões, a container terminal in the north of Portugal.

Integrating a conventional TOS system into the terminal is a big shift forward for YILPORT because it will serve as the foundation for any level of automation, equipment/truck detection systems, and other advanced technologies, according to a statement.

Furthermore, it is expected to aid in the...

https://container-news.com/yilport-integrates-navis-tos-into-portuguese-box-terminal/

Yilport takes over operations at Croatian port

Turkey-based operator Yilport Holding continues to expand its port and terminal portfolio taking over the operations at the Port of Šibenik in Croatia.

With this latest move, the portfolio of Yilport reached 24 terminals across 12 countries.

The takeover is part of YILDIRIM Group’s – Yilport’s parent company – acquisition of Petrokemija d.d., the largest fertiliser plant in Croatia. The port used to operate as the main fertiliser handling port in the country. In addition to fertilisers, wood...

https://container-news.com/yilport-takes-over-operations-at-croatian-port/

Yilport debuts in Africa by taking over operations of Ghana’s port

Yilport Holding, a global port and terminal operator, announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding to operate the Takoradi Port in Ghana, starting from April 2023.

The agreement was signed by Yilport Holding’s chairman & CEO Robert Yuksel Yildirim, chairman of Takoradi Port’s operating company Ibis Tek, Kwame Gyan and director of Ibis Tek, Nana Yaw Boahene during a ceremony on 11 January in Istanbul, Turkey.

Yilport and Ibis Tek will establish a joint venture company to invest in and...

https://container-news.com/yilport-debuts-in-africa-by-taking-over-operations-of-ghanas-port/

Konecranes wins crane contract in Italy

Yilport Holding in December chose Konecranes to refurbish and bring back into service 23 cranes as part of its plan to create a new and important Mediterranean shipping hub at Taranto Port.

Yilport won a 49-year concession from Italian authorities in 2019 to operate Taranto, located in the southeastern part of the country. The Turkish company plans to use the port’s central location to create a thriving Mediterranean hub, supporting its broader ambition to become one of the top ten container...

https://container-news.com/konecranes-crane-contact-italy/