YILPORT Holding has announced a 12% increase in its global container traffic during the 2025 fiscal year, reaching 8.4 million TEUs, while general cargo volumes grew by 10% compared to the previous year. The Turkish port group, which handled approximately 7.5 million TEUs in 2024 and around 6.8 million in 2023, thus consolidates a trend of sustained growth in the last three years.
The company has attributed these results to the recovery of activity in Latin America, the expansion of its intermodal capabilities in Europe, and the operational normalization of the terminals recently integrated into its network. A set of factors that, according to YILPORT, have allowed widespread progress in almost all regions where it operates.
In Latin America, Puerto Bolívar, in Ecuador, has been the terminal with the most dynamism, recording a 63% increase in its container volumes. In El Salvador, after completing the operational transition, YILPORT has restored full activity at the ports of Acajutla and La Unión, which has resulted in a 14% increase in traffic at these facilities.
The Iberian region has concentrated much of the operational improvements of the group. The Liscont terminal in Lisbon recorded a volume growth of over 14%, while Leixões, also in Portugal, achieved a 9% increase in containers and a 110% rise in Ro-Ro traffic. At the port of Aveiro, also in Portuguese territory, steel cargo volumes grew by 20%, supported by the expansion of storage capacity and the deployment of a mobile port crane.
In Spain, the container terminal in Huelva, in Andalusia, maintained monthly volumes above 20,000 TEUs, supported by the expansion of transshipment activity. On the other hand, the container terminal in Ferrol, in Galicia, doubled its transshipment volumes compared to the previous year. YILPORT has also pointed out that intermodal volumes in the Iberian region multiplied fivefold, with a 400% growth driven by greater integration between port terminals and hinterland logistics.
In Turkey, container volumes increased by 12% across the region, while general cargo in the hinterland of Gebze grew by 31%, reflecting a greater diversification of goods flows and stronger industrial demand. The Ankara Intermodal Terminal recorded a 250% increase in rail-linked volumes, providing direct rail connections with the terminals in Gebze and Körfez and improving access to the interior of the country.
The Nordic region also contributed to the group's global growth. YILPORT Gävle, in Sweden, reported a 12% increase, supported by integrated rail connectivity through Stockholm Nord, while YILPORT Oslo achieved an 11% growth in its volumes.
In Africa, the YILPORT ATSL-Takoradi terminal in Ghana registered a year-on-year increase that practically represents the doubling of traffic since the beginning of its operations in 2023. Due to the increase in demand and additional ship calls, the terminal plans to incorporate two additional mobile port cranes before July 2026.
According to the company, improvements in feeder connectivity, the deployment of new maritime services, and the expansion of refrigerated cargo routes have contributed to the growth of traffic across the entire network. General cargo volumes grew by 10% year-on-year, supported by diversified flows in the bulk, breakbulk, and project cargo segments.
