Spanish port system observatory
The port system, month by month
Results for August 2026, with the monthly figure, the year-to-date total and the year-on-year comparison.
Latest dataAug 202628 authorities
First port year to dateBahía de Algeciras67.5M t
Largest year-on-year changeAlicanteUp +22.8%
Smallest year-on-year changeGijónDown -20.7%
Top 5 concentration57.9%of the national year-to-date total
Throughput · August 2026
Monthly trend and top ports
The system in 2026 compared with 2025, and ranking by 2026 year-to-date figure.
Top authoritiesYear-to-date figure and year-on-year change
Throughput- 01Bahía de Algeciras67.5M tDown -0%
- 02Valencia53.1M tDown -2.3%
- 03Barcelona47.5M tUp +1.3%
- 04Las Palmas24.4M tDown -0.4%
- 05Cartagena23.3M tUp +5.1%
- 06Bilbao22.6M tUp +7.8%
- 07Huelva20.2M tUp +2.6%
- 08Tarragona20.2M tUp +5.9%
- 09Castellón13.5M tUp +11.2%
- 10Baleares12M tDown -0.5%
28 port authorities
Full monthly ranking
See the monthly figure, the year-to-date total and the change on the same period of the previous year.
| Rank | Port authority | Month | Year to date | YoY change | System share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bahía de Algeciras | 8.5M t | 67.5M t | Down -0% | 18.11% |
| 2 | Valencia | 6.5M t | 53.1M t | Down -2.3% | 14.24% |
| 3 | Barcelona | 5.8M t | 47.5M t | Up +1.3% | 12.72% |
| 4 | Las Palmas | 3.3M t | 24.4M t | Down -0.4% | 6.54% |
| 5 | Cartagena | 3M t | 23.3M t | Up +5.1% | 6.26% |
| 6 | Bilbao | 2.7M t | 22.6M t | Up +7.8% | 6.07% |
| 7 | Huelva | 3.1M t | 20.2M t | Up +2.6% | 5.43% |
| 8 | Tarragona | 2.5M t | 20.2M t | Up +5.9% | 5.41% |
| 9 | Castellón | 1.7M t | 13.5M t | Up +11.2% | 3.61% |
| 10 | Baleares | 1.5M t | 12M t | Down -0.5% | 3.23% |
| 11 | Santa Cruz de Tenerife | 1.1M t | 9.3M t | Down -1.8% | 2.48% |
| 12 | A Coruña | 1.3M t | 8.8M t | Down -1.8% | 2.37% |
| 13 | Gijón | 1.5M t | 8.7M t | Down -20.7% | 2.34% |
| 14 | Santander | 695.6K t | 4.8M t | Up +3.7% | 1.29% |
| 15 | Ferrol-San Cibrao | 570.4K t | 4.8M t | Up +4.4% | 1.28% |
| 16 | Almería | 382.8K t | 4.2M t | Up +4.6% | 1.14% |
| 17 | Málaga | 428.8K t | 4M t | Up +11.6% | 1.08% |
| 18 | Bahía de Cádiz | 570K t | 3.9M t | Up +11.7% | 1.04% |
| 19 | Vigo | 413.5K t | 3.6M t | Down -0.2% | 0.96% |
| 20 | Avilés | 357.2K t | 3M t | Down -3.1% | 0.8% |
| 21 | Sevilla | 413.9K t | 2.8M t | Up +1.7% | 0.75% |
| 22 | Pasaia | 213.6K t | 2.3M t | Up +1.3% | 0.61% |
| 23 | Alicante | 253.3K t | 2.2M t | Up +22.8% | 0.6% |
| 24 | Motril | 156.1K t | 1.7M t | Down -14% | 0.45% |
| 25 | Marín y Ría de Pontevedra | 242.1K t | 1.6M t | Up +8.8% | 0.42% |
| 26 | Ceuta | 204.2K t | 1.5M t | Up +6.1% | 0.4% |
| 27 | Vilagarcía | 119.5K t | 1.1M t | Up +2.4% | 0.28% |
| 28 | Melilla | 58.1K t | 382.1K t | Up +6.8% | 0.1% |