Yilport Holding reported a 5% year-on-year increase in container throughput for the full year of 2016, led by its 10 container handling terminals in Turkey, Scandinavia, Iberia, and Latin America.
Gross volume for Yilport, the port management and logistics subsidiary of Yildirim [ds_preview]Group, increased to 3.93 mill. TEU in 2016, displaying 5% increase on 2015 volume. Yilport’s marine terminals portfolio includes 5 terminals in Turkey, 7 in Portugal, 2 in Sweden, 2 in Spain, 1 in Norway, 1 in Malta, 1 in Peru, and 1 in Ecuador.
»The year of 2016 was one of the golden years for Yilport Holding«
Robert Yuksel Yildirim, Chairman of Yilport Holding
In addition, Yilport’s dry terminals portfolio includes 3 in Gebze, and 2 in Gemlik in Turkey, and the Stockholm Nord Dry Terminal in Sweden.
Yilport’s Nordic terminals displayed strong growth after the company acquired the remaining 20% shares in the Gävle Container Terminal (GCT) in Sweden. GCT recorded 202.000 TEU, showing a sharp 18% growth on 2015’s 172.000 TEU throughput.
Yilport’s second container terminal in Scandinavia, Sjursøya Container Terminal (SCT) in Oslo, Norway also recorded 205.000 TEU gross handling after Yilport takeover, 15% higher than 2015 volume of 179.000 TEU.
In the first days of 2016, Yilport took over Tertir’s portfolio of 10 ports, 5 of which are container terminals. After Yilport acquisition, Port of Paita in Peru recorded equity-based 113.000 TEU for 2016, 7% higher than 2015 volume.
The flagship terminal among Portuguese assets, TCL in Port of Lisbon recorded 622.000 TEU, 1% over 615.000 TEU throughput in 2015. Sadoport in Setúbal recorded 127.000 TEU in 2016, 5% higher compared to 120.000 TEU in 2015.
Yilport owns 50% shares in Malta Freeport (MFTL), which recorded 1.55 mill. TEU equity-based volume in 2016. The throughput is 1% higher than 1.53 mill. TEU recorded in 2015.
Yilport’s consolidated annual handling capacity is calculated over 10 mill. TEU in containers, 22 mill. t of dry bulk and general cargo, 2.15 mill. cubic meters of liquid cargo, and RORO capacity of 850,000 CEU.
According to Drewry’s Global Container Terminal Operators Annual Review and Forecast 2016 report, Yilport Holding made a big leap, and it is listed in the 15th place among international terminal operators.
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