System trend · Total ITUs (2016–2025)
In 2025 the port system totals 3,205,240 units (total itus), 2.7% more than in 2024. It is the highest value in the series, which starts in 2016. Baleares, Bahía de Algeciras and Valencia account for 55% of the total.
Port system · 2025
Total ITUs
3,205,240 units
+2.7% vs 2024
Ten largest volumes · Total ITUs (2025)
Figures in units.
| # | Port authority | Loaded, accompanied | Loaded, unaccompanied | Loaded, other | Loaded | Unloaded, accompanied | Unloaded, unaccompanied | Unloaded, other | Unloaded | Total ITUs | % of system | Chg. 2024–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Baleares | 313,535 | 23,343 | 17,904 | 354,782 | 316,406 | 22,806 | 17,965 | 357,177 | 711,959 | 22.21% | +3.6% |
| 2 | Bahía de Algeciras | 214,139 | 55,649 | 4,244 | 274,032 | 199,087 | 53,170 | 2,452 | 254,709 | 528,741 | 16.5% | +4.3% |
| 3 | Valencia | 77,299 | 181,076 | 1,221 | 259,596 | 78,475 | 182,177 | 1,330 | 261,982 | 521,578 | 16.27% | +4.1% |
| 4 | Barcelona | 149,398 | 68,838 | 2,416 | 220,652 | 140,319 | 69,099 | 337 | 209,755 | 430,407 | 13.43% | +0.6% |
| 5 | Las Palmas | 32,489 | 111,249 | 33,163 | 176,901 | 34,307 | 110,676 | 34,596 | 179,579 | 356,480 | 11.12% | +5.5% |
| 6 | Santa Cruz de Tenerife | 41,102 | 71,456 | 39,295 | 151,853 | 41,601 | 71,560 | 37,921 | 151,082 | 302,935 | 9.45% | -1.3% |
| 7 | Almería | 8,346 | 13,323 | 7,360 | 29,029 | 6,045 | 13,222 | 6,686 | 25,953 | 54,982 | 1.72% | +16.3% |
| 8 | Santander | 2,907 | 13,685 | 9,066 | 25,658 | 2,284 | 12,911 | 6,429 | 21,624 | 47,282 | 1.48% | -12.2% |
| 9 | Bilbao | 5,934 | 12,537 | 3,360 | 21,831 | 4,048 | 13,602 | 3,527 | 21,177 | 43,008 | 1.34% | -5.7% |
| 10 | Bahía de Cádiz | 1,650 | 13,646 | 993 | 16,289 | 812 | 16,771 | 778 | 18,361 | 34,650 | 1.08% | +11.8% |
| 11 | Ceuta | 7,397 | 8,474 | 589 | 16,460 | 7,564 | 8,789 | 597 | 16,950 | 33,410 | 1.04% | -2.2% |
| 12 | Huelva | 813 | 16,930 | 4 | 17,747 | 752 | 14,514 | 6 | 15,272 | 33,019 | 1.03% | +7.9% |
| 13 | Melilla | 1,794 | 11,041 | 1,755 | 14,590 | 1,969 | 11,076 | 1,495 | 14,540 | 29,130 | 0.91% | -2.8% |
| 14 | Málaga | 1,431 | 8,823 | 616 | 10,870 | 1,422 | 8,819 | 792 | 11,033 | 21,903 | 0.68% | -9.8% |
| 15 | Motril | 103 | 6,785 | 512 | 7,400 | 94 | 10,713 | 392 | 11,199 | 18,599 | 0.58% | -7.4% |
| 16 | Vigo | 0 | 8,720 | 5 | 8,725 | 1 | 8,991 | 3 | 8,995 | 17,720 | 0.55% | -23.3% |
| 17 | Sevilla | 0 | 4,336 | 1,089 | 5,425 | 0 | 3,453 | 217 | 3,670 | 9,095 | 0.28% | -0.7% |
| 18 | Vilagarcía | 3 | 741 | 1,562 | 2,306 | 21 | 1,069 | 1,669 | 2,759 | 5,065 | 0.16% | – |
| 19 | Pasaia | 0 | 1,571 | 0 | 1,571 | 0 | 1,581 | 0 | 1,581 | 3,152 | 0.1% | -0.1% |
| 20 | Alicante | 2 | 958 | 27 | 987 | 1 | 1,081 | 7 | 1,089 | 2,076 | 0.06% | +395.5% |
| 21 | Ferrol-San Cibrao | 0 | 0 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 16 | 36 | 0% | -37.9% |
| 22 | Tarragona | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 0% | – |
| 23 | Avilés | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | – |
| 24 | Castellón | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | – |
| 25 | Gijón | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | – |
| 26 | A Coruña | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | – |
| 27 | Marín y Ría de Pontevedra | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | – |
| 28 | Cartagena | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | – |
| System total | 858,342 | 633,181 | 125,201 | 1,616,724 | 835,215 | 636,086 | 117,215 | 1,588,516 | 3,205,240 | 100% | +2.7% |
Source: Puertos del Estado, Annual Data Dashboard. Consolidated series by port authority. See all statistics
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