Year to date · January–August 2026
68.8 million tonnes
August 2026 only
8.42 million tonnes
First port
53.1 million tonnes
What the data say · August 2026
The three Valencian ports of general interest (Valencia, Castellón and Alicante) handled 68.8 million tonnes of total traffic in the year to August 2026, 0.6% more than in the same period of 2025. In August alone, the figure was 8.42 million tonnes, 6.1% more than in August 2025.
The Valencian ports account for 18.5% of the Spanish port system’s total traffic in the year to August 2026, which totalled 373 million tonnes.
Valencia ranks first among port authorities in the Valencian Community with 53.1 million tonnes in the year to August 2026 (2.5% less than a year earlier). It is followed by Castellón (13.5 million) and Alicante (2.24 million).
Of the 8 months of 2026 with data, 5 are above the same month of 2025 and 3 below; over the last three months (June, July, August) the figure is up 2% on the same months of 2025; the largest year-on-year difference was in August (up 6.1%); the highest point in the series was May, at 9.28 M, and the lowest January, at 7.46 M.
Ranking of port authorities in the Valencian Community · year to date 2026
Month by month · 2026 vs 2025 · Valencian Community
Full table · 3 port authorities in the Valencian Community
What this indicator measures
The Valencian Community has three port authorities of general interest: Valencia (which also manages Sagunto and Gandía), Castellón and Alicante. This page adds up their total traffic from the Puertos del Estado monthly statistics, compares them with each other and calculates what share of the Spanish port system they represent.
Context
Valencia is one of the Mediterranean’s main container ports and accounts for most Valencian traffic, with Sagunto specialising in steel, gas and cars. Castellón mainly handles bulk linked to the ceramics industry and refining, and Alicante combines bulk, general cargo and cruises.
Frequently asked questions
Which is the first port in the Valencian Community by traffic?
Valencia, with 53.1 million tonnes in the year to August 2026, 77.2% of the total.
What share of Spanish port traffic does the Valencian Community handle?
18.5% in the year to August 2026: 68.8 million out of the system’s 373 million tonnes.
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 · monthly data by authority or see the original source.