Spanish port system

Local traffic

Cargo moved between quays or anchorages of the same port authority
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In 2025 the port system totals 3.8M t (total), 3.3% more than in 2024. The series peak is 7.3M t, in 1991. Bahía de Algeciras, Huelva and Tarragona account for 99% of the total.

Port system · 2025

Total

3.8M t

+3.3% vs 2024

System trend · Total (1962–2025)

Ten largest volumes · Total (2025)

Figures in tonnes.

#Port authorityLoadedUnloadedTotal% of systemChg. 2024–2025
1Bahía de Algeciras3,093,731189,4273,283,15887.4%-6.6%
2Huelva165,405165,396330,8018.81%+683.1%
3Tarragona52,76352,759105,5222.81%+60.7%
4Avilés7,3507,35014,7000.39%+47%
5Ferrol-San Cibrao5,3035,16510,4680.28%+17,060.7%
6Cartagena9,35909,3590.25%–
7Santa Cruz de Tenerife1,99601,9960.05%+14.5%
8Bilbao18801880.01%-88.3%
9Vigo840840%–
10Castellón0000%–
11Almería0000%–
12Ceuta0000%–
13Gijón0000%–
14Barcelona0000%–
15Las Palmas0000%–
16A Coruña0000%–
17Motril0000%–
18Marín y Ría de Pontevedra0000%–
19Vilagarcía0000%–
20Valencia0000%–
21Málaga0000%–
22Alicante0000%–
23Pasaia0000%–
24Melilla0000%–
25Bahía de Cádiz0000%–
26Santander0000%–
27Sevilla0000%–
28Baleares0000%–
System total3,336,179420,0973,756,276100%+3.3%

Source: Puertos del Estado, Annual Data Dashboard. Consolidated series by port authority. See all statistics

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NEXT TOTAL SOLAR ECLIPSEAugust 2, 2027

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In less than a year, the Moon's shadow will sweep across southern Spain with over 4 minutes of total darkness over Algeciras, Tarifa, and Gibraltar.

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