Turkish global port operator connects with APS
Expanding port operator Yilport Holding (YPH) has signed a deal with APS Technology for the supply of automation technologies at four of the group’s Turkish terminals, with options for further deliveries as more hubs are added to the group.
Yilport’s E5, Gebze, Gemlik (Gemport) and Yarimca terminals will all benefit from APS gate automation, while APS’ MatchMaker optical character recognition will be fitted to four new Mitsui ship-to-shore cranes at Gemlik, the group’s latest terminal. Opening of phase one of the terminal – the largest and most technologically advanced in the Marmara Sea – is scheduled for early second quarter 2014.
“For Yilport, we have now set the standard for all existing and future port developments,” Lennert Dewaelsche, business analyst, Yilport Holding, told Port Strategy. “When we integrate another terminal into the YPH portfolio we now have a ‘menu card’ with APS for future modular purchasing. We believe with the system we have selected that we can deploy it globally.”
Yilport will have an operating centre in Turkey, which will act as a central information and transaction hub for the group’s terminals. “For us, integration and centralised operations are key to our overall expansion strategy of the company and it leads us down the path of long term sustainability of our profitability.”
Phase one of Gemlik boasts 450m of berth, 17m draft alongside and will have a capacity for 1m teu. When fully complete, the terminal will offer 1km of berth and capacity for over 2m teu.
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