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...
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 Holding appoints Ian James as new COO
News Release – YILPORT – Holding appoints Ian James as new COO – March 2, 2020 Yilport Holding, a Yildirim Group subsidiary, announced today...
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 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,...
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...