Ro-ro traffic by Spanish port: annual series since 1980

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In 2025 the port system totals 74.7M t (total ro-ro), 2.8% more than in 2024. It is the highest value in the series, which starts in 1980. Baleares, Valencia and Bahía de Algeciras account for 56% of the total.

Port system · 2025

Total ro-ro

74.7M t

+2.8% vs 2024

System trend · Total ro-ro (1980–2025)

Ten largest volumes · Total ro-ro (2025)

Figures in tonnes.

#	Port authority	Loaded, in containers	Loaded, other units	Loaded	Unloaded, in containers	Unloaded, other units	Unloaded	In containers	Other units	Total ro-ro	% of system	Chg. 2024–2025
1	Baleares	112,724	5,087,260	5,199,984	178,825	10,092,316	10,271,141	291,549	15,179,576	15,471,125	20.71%	+4.3%
2	Valencia	446,571	8,074,375	8,520,946	119,995	5,120,042	5,240,037	566,566	13,194,417	13,760,983	18.42%	+0.2%
3	Bahía de Algeciras	76,699	6,266,318	6,343,017	83,873	6,154,521	6,238,394	160,572	12,420,839	12,581,411	16.84%	+5.4%
4	Barcelona	331,396	7,028,150	7,359,546	84,466	4,329,414	4,413,880	415,862	11,357,564	11,773,426	15.76%	+0.9%
5	Las Palmas	158,953	2,669,452	2,828,405	178,598	2,838,870	3,017,468	337,551	5,508,322	5,845,873	7.83%	+12.4%
6	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	104,051	2,172,278	2,276,329	125,627	2,305,344	2,430,971	229,678	4,477,622	4,707,300	6.3%	+1.9%
7	Santander	142,628	1,104,354	1,246,982	118,750	800,467	919,217	261,378	1,904,821	2,166,199	2.9%	-6.1%
8	Vigo	0	1,030,409	1,030,409	0	355,543	355,543	0	1,385,952	1,385,952	1.86%	-13.3%
9	Bilbao	18,042	538,535	556,577	10,384	619,688	630,072	28,426	1,158,223	1,186,649	1.59%	-2.4%
10	Almería	5,546	609,103	614,649	3,010	408,535	411,545	8,556	1,017,638	1,026,194	1.37%	+17%
11	Bahía de Cádiz	133,764	393,866	527,630	40,924	362,377	403,301	174,688	756,243	930,931	1.25%	+0.6%
12	Huelva	41,169	326,728	367,897	9,260	229,135	238,395	50,429	555,863	606,292	0.81%	+3.2%
13	Ceuta	53,190	187,321	240,511	15,917	347,596	363,513	69,107	534,917	604,024	0.81%	+3.6%
14	Pasaia	0	417,235	417,235	0	119,809	119,809	0	537,044	537,044	0.72%	-6.9%
15	Melilla	5,525	135,654	141,179	25,207	296,531	321,738	30,732	432,185	462,917	0.62%	+1.8%
16	Málaga	13,069	237,509	250,578	5,251	199,274	204,525	18,320	436,783	455,103	0.61%	-4.8%
17	Motril	708	137,766	138,474	385	287,631	288,016	1,093	425,397	426,490	0.57%	-13.4%
18	Tarragona	0	77,183	77,183	0	252,108	252,108	0	329,291	329,291	0.44%	+0.5%
19	Vilagarcía	890	26,397	27,287	5,621	137,179	142,800	6,511	163,576	170,087	0.23%	–
20	Sevilla	0	111,136	111,136	0	57,554	57,554	0	168,690	168,690	0.23%	-1.9%
21	Alicante	396	61,344	61,740	145	25,442	25,587	541	86,786	87,327	0.12%	+120%
22	Ferrol-San Cibrao	369	5,384	5,753	2,029	6,502	8,531	2,398	11,886	14,284	0.02%	-34.7%
23	Castellón	4,940	231	5,171	516	0	516	5,456	231	5,687	0.01%	-68.3%
24	Cartagena	0	733	733	0	0	0	0	733	733	0%	-90.9%
25	Avilés	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0%	–
26	Gijón	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0%	–
27	A Coruña	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0%	–
28	Marín y Ría de Pontevedra	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0%	–
	System total	1,650,630	36,698,721	38,349,351	1,008,783	35,345,878	36,354,661	2,659,413	72,044,599	74,704,012	100%	+2.8%

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

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