Last week, the Solvo team took part in Black Sea Ports and Logistics 2026, one of the key annual events for the ports, terminals and logistics industry in the Black Sea region.
The exhibition and conference was held on 9–11 June 2026 in Istanbul, Türkiye, and brought together port authorities, terminal operators, logistics companies, shipping lines, freight forwarders, cargo owners, equipment suppliers, technology providers and industry experts from the region and beyond.
For Solvo, the event became an important opportunity to meet the professional port and logistics community, exchange views on current industry challenges and discuss how digital technologies can support the development of complex terminal operations.
Why the Black Sea region matters
The Black Sea and Turkish port environment is shaped by several important trends at once: growing cargo diversity, developing intermodal corridors, increasing pressure on terminal capacity and the need for better coordination between maritime, rail, road and yard operations.
Türkiye plays a particularly important role in this context. Located between Europe, Asia and the Middle East, the country connects maritime routes, inland transport corridors, industrial supply chains and regional trade flows.
At the same time, port operations in the region cannot be reduced to container handling alone. Turkish ports work with a broad mix of cargo flows, including liquid bulk, dry bulk, containerized cargo, general cargo, vehicles and Ro-Ro. This makes multi-cargo flexibility one of the key operational requirements for the region.
- We recently explored this topic in more detail in our article:
Turkish Ports and the Black Sea Region: Multi-Cargo Operations as a Crucial Grow Point
Technology as part of regional port development
As cargo flows become more diverse, terminal operations require more than isolated automation.
Berth planning, yard workload, gate activity, rail schedules, equipment dispatching, documentation and billing are closely connected. A change in one area can quickly affect the rest of the terminal process.
This is why a modern Terminal Operating System must work as a digital operating environment — connecting planning, execution, visibility, documentation, resource allocation and performance analysis.
At Black Sea Ports and Logistics 2026, Solvo joined the industry conversation around these topics and shared its experience in supporting ports and cargo terminals with Solvo.TOS.
Solvo.TOS helps terminal operators automate cargo handling, yard and gate operations, vessel, rail and truck processes, documentation, billing, equipment tasks, KPI monitoring and integrations with external systems. The system supports different cargo types and terminal configurations, including containers, bulk cargo, general cargo, Ro-Ro and vehicles.
- More about these scenarios is available in our article:
From Multi-Cargo Complexity to Operational Control: TOS Scenarios for Black Sea Ports
Continuing the dialogue
Participation in Black Sea Ports and Logistics 2026 allowed the Solvo team to better understand current priorities of the regional port community and discuss how our experience can correlate with local operational needs.
We were glad to meet industry professionals from Türkiye, the Black Sea region and the wider international port and logistics market. The event confirmed that flexibility, operational visibility, intermodal connectivity and data-driven terminal management remain among the key priorities for modern port development.
We would like to thank the organizers, partners, speakers and participants of Black Sea Ports and Logistics 2026 for the productive discussions and welcoming atmosphere in Istanbul.
Solvo looks forward to continuing the dialogue with the regional port and logistics community and supporting terminals on their way toward more transparent, connected and manageable operations.
