Year to date · January–August 2026
3.8 million TEU
August 2026 only
474,058 TEU
First port
3.16 million TEU
Transhipment TEU
3.0 million TEU
What the data say · August 2026
The seven Andalusian ports of general interest handled 3.8 million TEU in the year to August 2026. In August alone, the figure was 474,058 TEU.
In August, 2 of the 6 port authorities in Andalusia with data improved on their August 2025 figure.
The Andalusian ports account for 30.2% of the Spanish port system’s container traffic in the year to August 2026, which totalled 12.6 million TEU.
Transhipment TEU: 3.0 million TEU in the year to August 2026. Bahía de Algeciras ranks first on this measure, with 2.73 million TEU.
Bahía de Algeciras ranks first among port authorities in Andalusia with 3.16 million TEU in the year to August 2026 (0.9% more than a year earlier). It is followed by Málaga (301,842 TEU) and Bahía de Cádiz (140,828 TEU). Together, the three account for 94.8% of the total.
The largest increases were recorded by Málaga (+26.0%), Sevilla (+10.9%) and Bahía de Algeciras (+0.9%); the steepest falls by Huelva (−27.5%) and Bahía de Cádiz (−0.6%). The comparison is limited to port authorities in Andalusia that account for at least 1% of the total, so that an extreme swing at a small player does not distort the picture.
The rest of the top ten are Sevilla (4th, 110,846 TEU, +10.9%), Huelva (5th, 77,718 TEU, −27.5%), Almería (6th, 8,747 TEU, −38.6%) and Motril (7th, 0 TEU, −100.0%).
The distribution is highly concentrated: the top five account for 99.8% of the total and 1 port authorities in Andalusia are enough to reach 80%. 3 of the 7 port authorities in Andalusia with a comparison grew year on year, 2 of them by double digits, and 4 fell.
Of the 8 months of 2026 with data, 3 are above the same month of 2025 and 5 below; over the last three months (June, July, August) the figure is down 2.3% on the same months of 2025; the largest year-on-year difference was in March (up 16.6%); the highest point in the series was May, at 514,425, and the lowest January, at 407,916.
Ranking of port authorities in Andalusia · year to date 2026
Month by month · 2026 vs 2025 · Andalusia
Full table · 7 port authorities in Andalusia
| # | Port authorities in Andalusia | Jan–Aug 2026 | YoY change | August | Monthly change | Share | Profile |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bahía de Algeciras | 3.16 M | +0.9% | 393,191 | −1.6% | 83.1% | Port |
| 2 | Málaga | 301,842 | +26.0% | 39,622 | +20.1% | 8.0% | Port |
| 3 | Bahía de Cádiz | 140,828 | −0.6% | 17,647 | −3.8% | 3.7% | Port |
| 4 | Sevilla | 110,846 | +10.9% | 13,801 | +2.0% | 2.9% | Port |
| 5 | Huelva | 77,718 | −27.5% | 9,142 | −4.0% | 2.0% | Port |
| 6 | Almería | 8,747 | −38.6% | 655 | −50.6% | 0.2% | Port |
| 7 | Motril | 0 | −100.0% | 0 | — | 0.0% | Port |
What this indicator measures
Andalusia handles close to a third of Spain’s containers, almost all through Bahía de Algeciras, the country’s second container port and the first in transhipment: most of its TEUs arrive on one ship and leave on another without entering Spain. Sevilla, Málaga, Cádiz and Huelva handle import and export containers on a much smaller scale; Almería and Motril, token volumes.
Context
Andalusian container traffic depends on the decisions of the major carriers (Maersk, MSC, CMA CGM and Hapag-Lloyd) on their Asia–Europe services and on competition from Tanger Med across the Strait. The APM and TTI Algeciras terminals concentrate the activity; Cádiz’s new container terminal and Málaga’s growth in containers are the other two fronts.
Frequently asked questions
Which is Andalusia’s first container port?
Bahía de Algeciras, with 3.16 million TEU in the year to August 2026, 83.1% of the total.
What share of Spain’s containers passes through Andalusia?
30.2% in the year to August 2026: 3.8 million out of the system’s 12.6 million TEU.
When is this data updated?
Puertos del Estado publishes the data every month. Latest data available: August 2026.
Source
Puertos del Estado. To explore the data in detail, use PortStats · Andalusia summary or see the original source.
News about this figure
The transshipment between ocean routes leaves Algeciras and settles in Tangier Med due to the cost of the EU-ETS
The second report from the State Ports Observatory estimates the decline of Algeciras transshipment from 5.2 to 4.6 million TEUs and documents Maersk's exit from the MECL.