Ships by size (number) by Spanish port: annual series since 2003

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In 2025 the port system totals 162,884 ships (total ships), 2.2% less than in 2024. The series peak is 170,944 ships, in 2019. Baleares, Bahía de Algeciras and Santa Cruz de Tenerife account for 57.6% of the total.

Port system · 2025

Total ships

162,884 ships

-2.2% vs 2024

System trend · Total ships (2003–2025)

Ten largest volumes · Total ships (2025)

Figures in ships.

#	Port authority	Up to 3,000 GT	3,001–5,000 GT	5,001–10,000 GT	10,001–25,000 GT	25,001–50,000 GT	Over 50,000 GT	Of which over 100,000 GT	Spanish flag	Foreign flag	Total ships	% of system	Chg. 2024–2025
1	Baleares	33,929	3,637	303	2,833	3,768	604	330	39,519	5,555	45,074	27.67%	-7.6%
2	Bahía de Algeciras	3,337	2,665	8,693	11,166	2,755	1,862	563	6,918	23,560	30,478	18.71%	-2.5%
3	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	1,053	451	11,925	3,140	962	723	271	14,575	3,679	18,254	11.21%	+7.3%
4	Las Palmas	752	754	2,460	6,864	2,934	1,308	432	6,112	8,960	15,072	9.25%	+4.5%
5	Ceuta	2,229	1,083	6,543	421	277	126	22	3,597	7,082	10,679	6.56%	+3.8%
6	Barcelona	124	282	952	1,733	2,942	2,340	872	1,013	7,360	8,373	5.14%	-0.1%
7	Valencia	42	47	139	322	347	6,305	5,937	713	6,489	7,202	4.42%	-3.2%
8	Bilbao	447	293	697	431	479	264	80	23	2,588	2,611	1.6%	-5.8%
9	Huelva	144	270	740	571	353	139	42	78	2,139	2,217	1.36%	-1.9%
10	Tarragona	224	295	538	457	430	221	38	12	2,153	2,165	1.33%	-7%
11	Cartagena	195	385	600	358	309	282	0	19	2,110	2,129	1.31%	-0.8%
12	Vigo	312	60	258	450	499	264	63	273	1,570	1,843	1.13%	-3.3%
13	Almería	91	118	191	951	345	9	0	769	936	1,705	1.05%	-16%
14	Bahía de Cádiz	289	120	488	225	238	225	105	255	1,330	1,585	0.97%	+4.1%
15	Santander	379	146	245	375	329	103	6	17	1,560	1,577	0.97%	+4.4%
16	Castellón	326	117	389	271	219	61	0	15	1,368	1,383	0.85%	+3.8%
17	Málaga	117	62	110	70	573	404	171	38	1,298	1,336	0.82%	-13.9%
18	A Coruña	183	221	181	147	137	240	89	39	1,070	1,109	0.68%	-2.5%
19	Gijón	229	169	295	139	205	67	21	110	994	1,104	0.68%	-2.1%
20	Sevilla	310	232	296	140	13	0	0	119	872	991	0.61%	+7.1%
21	Alicante	79	54	331	139	238	77	31	12	906	918	0.56%	+12%
22	Pasaia	487	129	68	157	42	0	0	13	870	883	0.54%	-1%
23	Motril	100	59	87	581	35	20	3	358	524	882	0.54%	-10.5%
24	Ferrol-San Cibrao	290	119	214	76	94	69	54	39	823	862	0.53%	+5.1%
25	Melilla	5	26	28	356	347	3	0	352	413	765	0.47%	-40.4%
26	Avilés	280	159	182	92	36	0	0	20	729	749	0.46%	-5.9%
27	Marín y Ría de Pontevedra	303	49	94	46	27	0	0	84	435	519	0.32%	+6.8%
28	Vilagarcía	126	48	83	153	9	0	0	59	360	419	0.26%	+3.7%
	System total	46,382	12,050	37,130	32,664	18,942	15,716	9,130	75,151	87,733	162,884	100%	-2.2%

The over-100,000 GT band has only been published separately since 2025; before that it is included in “over 50,000 GT”. Source: Puertos del Estado, Annual Data Dashboard. Consolidated series by port authority. See all statistics

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