Port system
August 2026
Port traffic in Spain in 2026
How much cargo do Spanish ports handle and how is it changing month by month?
373 million tonnes+1.1%
First: Bahía de Algeciras
August 2026
Spanish ports ranked by traffic in 2026
Which Spanish ports handle the most tonnes and which are growing fastest?
67.5 million tonnes0.0%
Bahía de Algeciras · 18.1% of the total · 2nd: Valencia
Cargo
August 2026
Spanish ports ranked by container traffic in 2026
Which Spanish ports handle the most TEU and how is container traffic performing?
12.6 million TEU+0.8%
First: Valencia
August 2026
Ro-ro traffic in Spanish ports in 2026
How many tonnes, lorries and trailers move by ro-ro through Spanish ports?
50.6 million tonnes+0.2%
First: Baleares
August 2026
Liquid bulk in Spanish ports in 2026
Which Spanish ports handle the most crude oil, gas and petroleum products?
123.2 million tonnes+4.3%
First: Bahía de Algeciras
August 2026
Dry bulk in Spanish ports in 2026
Which Spanish ports handle the most coal, cereals, minerals and cement?
52.8 million tonnes+0.3%
First: Gijón
August 2026
General cargo in Spanish ports in 2026
Which Spanish ports handle the most general cargo, containerised and conventional?
186.4 million tonnes−1.0%
First: Valencia
August 2026
Vehicle traffic in Spanish ports in 2026
Which Spanish ports handle the most new vehicles, and how many cars travel by ferry?
2.32 million new vehicles−5.6%
First: Barcelona
August 2026
Fresh fish landings in Spanish ports in 2026
Which Spanish ports land the most fresh fish?
84,006 tonnes−12.1%
First: Vigo
Passengers and cruises
August 2026
Spanish ports ranked by passengers in 2026
Which Spanish ports carry the most passengers on scheduled ferry lines and cruises?
29.1 million passengers−0.7%
First: Baleares
August 2026
Cruise traffic in Spanish ports in 2026
How many cruise passengers and calls do Spanish ports receive, and which ports receive the most?
9.22 million cruise passengers+3.5%
First: Barcelona
Strait of Gibraltar
August 2026
Bunkering in Spanish ports in 2026
Which Spanish ports supply the most fuel to ships?
6.58 million tonnes+7.3%
First: Bahía de Algeciras
August 2026
Passengers across the Strait of Gibraltar in 2026
How many passengers cross the Strait through the ports of Algeciras, Tarifa and Ceuta, and how is Operation Crossing the Strait evolving?
5.74 million passengers−5.8%
First: Bahía de Algeciras
August 2026
Lorries across the Strait of Gibraltar in 2026
How many lorries and trailers cross the Strait between Algeciras and Morocco each month?
381,467 transport units (lorries, trailers and platforms)+0.7%
First: Bahía de Algeciras
August 2026
Algeciras, Valencia and Barcelona: container traffic in 2026
How many containers does each of Spain’s three largest ports handle, and how much of that traffic is transhipment?
9.43 million TEU−0.6%
First: Valencia
Andalusia
August 2026
Port traffic in Andalusia in 2026
How much do Andalusia’s seven ports of general interest handle, and which is growing fastest?
104.4 million tonnes+1.2%
First: Bahía de Algeciras
last twelve months, to September 2026
Andalusia’s exports in 2026
How much does Andalusia export, which provinces export the most and what weight does it carry in Spain’s foreign trade?
€35,965 million−10.2%
First: Sevilla
Foreign trade
last twelve months, to September 2026
Spain’s foreign trade in 2026
How much does Spain export and import, what is the trade balance and where do its exports go?
€335,340 million−13.1%
First: France
last twelve months, to September 2026
Spain’s top exported products in 2026
What does Spain sell to the world? The tariff chapters it exports most and how they are changing.
€335,340 million−13.1%
First: 87 · Vehicles other than railway, and parts and accessories
July 2026
Maritime share of Spain’s foreign trade in 2026
What part of what Spain buys and sells outside the EU travels by sea, and what is it worth?
69.1%
First: Sea
Logistics and transport
29 September 2026
Diesel prices today at Spanish ports
Where can a lorry refuel most cheaply near each Spanish port today?
€1.969/l+0.1%
First: Motril
up to 29 September 2026
Public tenders by Spanish ports in 2026
How much are port authorities putting out to tender and awarding this year, and which bodies invest the most?
€994.6 million
First: ADIF -Consejo de Administración
Q2 2026
Rail freight transport in Spain in 2026
How many tonnes travel by train in Spain each quarter and how is rail’s share evolving?
5.64 million tonnes−2.2%
First: Renfe Mercancías
August 2026
Employment in transport and logistics in Spain in 2026
How many people work in transport and storage in Spain, and in which provinces are they concentrated?
1.19 million workers+3.6%
First: Madrid
June 2026
Spain’s logistics activity index in 2026
Is Spain’s logistics sector growing or slowing, and how does it compare with the European Union?
126.3 points+7.6%
First: Portugal
Q1 2026
Road freight transport in Spain in 2026
How busy are lorries in Spain, how much do hauliers charge per kilometre and how much does it cost to operate?
206.9 points−2.7%
First: Articulated construction tipper
2 September 2026
Authorised Economic Operators in Spain in 2026
How many companies hold the customs AEO certificate in Spain, in which provinces are they and how does Spain compare with Europe?
893 authorisations−0.1%
First: Barcelona
Competitiveness and live activity
Q3 2026
Maritime connectivity of Spanish ports in 2026
Which Spanish ports are best connected to global container routes, according to the UN?
407 points−3.4%
First: Valencia
September 2026
Spain’s maritime connectivity month by month in 2026
How is Spain’s connection to global container routes changing each month, and where does it rank?
402.4 points−3.6%
First: China
CPPI 2025
Efficiency of Spanish ports in the World Bank ranking
Which Spanish ports turn container ships around fastest and where do they stand in the global CPPI ranking?
12th
First: Algeciras
18 September 2026
Daily activity of Spanish ports by satellite
How much cargo and how many calls do Spanish ports record each day, according to IMF AIS tracking?
1.05 million tonnes a day−3.1%
First: Algeciras
About this section
Each indicator answers a specific question with the latest official data: the figure for the period and its change, the ranking, what is rising and what is falling, the chart and the full table, with context from the El Estrecho Digital newsroom. To explore each dataset in detail, EED Data (in Spanish) has the full sections.