Picture: Global Operations Director Grant Noades (on the left), GLC Iberia New Team Member Tomás Melo (on the right)

As a result of the cooperation between YILPORT Setubal and local Professional Schools and Universities, we recruited an intern in YILPORT Setubal and now, in a win/win situation, Tomás Melo was selected to GLC Iberia Team.

As per Ignacio Rodriguez, General Manager of YILPORT Setubal, “Tomas is the result of the cooperation YILPORT with Universities and Professional schools”.

In the words of Grant Noades, Global Operations Director, “While Tomas was doing his internship at YILPORT Setubal he gained invaluable real-world experience about the office dynamics and business challenges as to how a team works together. This was a great benefit for us as he now starts at the GLC with a good understanding of the operational aspects of the business and a good relationship with people at the terminal. I’m sure this is going to be a good stepping stone for Tomas to further develop his career.”

As per Tomás “Being alongside with the terminal daily operations was very important to understand the complexity and the main challenges behind this activity, it is not just a simple process of moving containers from one mode of transportation to another. Worldwide and especially in Portugal, there’s still a lot to do to achieve and comply with the needs of a fast-moving and unpredictable market. Knowing the ambition that YILPORT Holding has on being the “game changer” in the terminal operations, there is no better place to start my career and be part of this “game-changing” environment. I have no doubts that choosing YILPORT Setubal for my internship was the right choice, it was a challenging but enriching experience both in personal and professionally wise. The opportunity of joining YILPORT Iberia Team provided me precious insights about terminal operations and best practices and gave me the chance of working in a very proactive and multicultural environment.”