Yilport Holding signed a concession agreement with Port Network Authority of the Ionian Sea (PNAIS), the managing institution of the Port of Taranto in southeastern Italy, to undertake all operations at the multipurpose terminal of Port for 49 years.
The deal was signed on 30 July, at Castello Aragonese in Taranto, Italy by Robert Yuksel Yildirim, Yilport Holding Chairman, and Sergio Prete, the President of Taranto Port Authority.
With this deal, Taranto becomes the 22nd marine port in Yilport Holding’s portfolio, and its first terminal in Italy.
Being able to enter Italy and work here in Taranto is like filling in the missing piece of a puzzle that we are building globally. The infrastructure was there but there was no one to take care of it. Our intention is to create another success story in Taranto. From today until the end of this year, we will be fixing cranes to ramp up business, visiting potential customers, and promote the container terminal. The project also aims to cooperate with local operators to improve cargo and ro-ro traffic,
…Chairman of Yilport Holding, Robert Yuksel Yildirim, said at the signing ceremony.
Taranto Container Terminal, measuring 1 million square meters’ land area, will offer container operations under Yilport’s expertise.
Easy access to highway network, and 5 active rail platforms connect Port of Taranto directly to the national railway system.
The terminal is also eligible to serve up to Post-Panamax sized container vessels with -16.5 meters draft.
The terminal will also offer 160,000 square meters of CFS and Empty Container Services area, providing stuffing, stripping, inspection, M&R, PTI, sweeping, cleaning, and empty container inspection and conditioning.
