System trend · Total transhipment (1967–2025)
In 2025 the port system totals 359.5K t (total transhipment), 6.4% less than in 2024. The series peak is 1.9M t, in 1979. Bahía de Algeciras, Cartagena and Tarragona account for 95.2% of the total.
Port system · 2025
Total transhipment
359.5K t
-6.4% vs 2024
Ten largest volumes · Total transhipment (2025)
Figures in tonnes.
| # | Port authority | Petroleum products | Other liquids | Liquid bulk | Dry bulk | Containerised general cargo | Conventional general cargo | General cargo | Total transhipment | % of system | Chg. 2024–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bahía de Algeciras | 484 | 150,559 | 151,043 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 151,043 | 42.02% | +439.6% |
| 2 | Cartagena | 136,325 | 0 | 136,325 | 0 | 1,885 | 0 | 1,885 | 138,210 | 38.45% | +8,816.8% |
| 3 | Tarragona | 0 | 52,997 | 52,997 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 52,997 | 14.74% | -70.7% |
| 4 | Bilbao | 0 | 11,928 | 11,928 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11,928 | 3.32% | -58.6% |
| 5 | Ferrol-San Cibrao | 3,099 | 0 | 3,099 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3,099 | 0.86% | +209.3% |
| 6 | Bahía de Cádiz | 0 | 2,205 | 2,205 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2,205 | 0.61% | -59.5% |
| 7 | Avilés | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | – |
| 8 | Castellón | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | – |
| 9 | Almería | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | – |
| 10 | Ceuta | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | – |
| 11 | Vigo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | – |
| 12 | Huelva | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | – |
| 13 | Gijón | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | – |
| 14 | Santa Cruz de Tenerife | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | -100% |
| 15 | Barcelona | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | -100% |
| 16 | Las Palmas | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | -100% |
| 17 | A Coruña | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | -100% |
| 18 | Motril | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | – |
| 19 | Marín y Ría de Pontevedra | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | – |
| 20 | Vilagarcía | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | – |
| 21 | Valencia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | – |
| 22 | Málaga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | – |
| 23 | Alicante | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | – |
| 24 | Pasaia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | – |
| 25 | Melilla | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | – |
| 26 | Santander | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | – |
| 27 | Sevilla | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | – |
| 28 | Baleares | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | – |
| System total | 139,908 | 217,689 | 357,597 | 0 | 1,885 | 0 | 1,885 | 359,482 | 100% | -6.4% |
Source: Puertos del Estado, Annual Data Dashboard. Consolidated series by port authority. See all statistics
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