Total throughput
2.4M t
In 2025, the latest closed year, the Port of Ceuta handled 2.4 million tonnes of cargo (25 of 28 port authorities), and 5,718 TEUs and 2,005,955 passengers. From January to August 2026 it has handled 1.5 million tonnes (+6.8% year on year), ranking 26 in the system so far this year. Container traffic stands at 6,640 TEUs (+80.8%).
TEUs
5,718
Passengers
2,005,955
Ships
10,679
Throughput trend
19622025: 2.4M t
Breakdown by type of goods
Breakdown by type of goods (table)
| Type | Tonnes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Fuel oil | 385K t | 24.31% |
| Gas oil | 357.5K t | 22.57% |
| Ro-Ro equipment tare | 329.4K t | 20.79% |
| Chemicals | 219.5K t | 13.86% |
| Other goods | 161.8K t | 10.21% |
| Container tare | 21.4K t | 1.35% |
| Processed building materials | 21.4K t | 1.35% |
| Other non-metallic minerals | 14K t | 0.89% |
| Asphalt | 10.6K t | 0.67% |
| Cement and clinker | 10.6K t | 0.67% |
| Wine, beverages, spirits and derivatives | 8.2K t | 0.52% |
| Petroleum gases | 7.2K t | 0.46% |
Main countries
Main countries (table)
| Country | Total | Loaded | Unloaded | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spain | 1.1M t | 280.8K t | 813K t | 69.05% |
| France | 124.3K t | 0 t | 124.3K t | 7.85% |
| Portugal | 70.2K t | 0 t | 70.2K t | 4.43% |
| Italy | 68.6K t | 0 t | 68.6K t | 4.33% |
| United Kingdom | 65.3K t | 3K t | 62.3K t | 4.12% |
| Belgium | 63.8K t | 0 t | 63.8K t | 4.03% |
| Gibraltar | 62K t | 62K t | 0 t | 3.92% |
| Brazil | 11.5K t | 0 t | 11.5K t | 0.73% |
| Morocco | 9.8K t | 69 t | 9.7K t | 0.62% |
| Netherlands | 6.6K t | 39 t | 6.5K t | 0.41% |
Ships by type
Ships by type (table)
| Ship type | Number | Share of number | GT | Share of GT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ro-Ro | 7,068 | 66.11% | 38,190,843 | 49.04% |
| General cargo | 1,612 | 15.08% | 12,975,769 | 16.66% |
| Tankers | 1,232 | 11.52% | 17,107,974 | 21.97% |
| Other ships | 402 | 3.76% | 629,713 | 0.81% |
| Bulk carriers | 280 | 2.62% | 7,200,959 | 9.25% |
| Container ships | 71 | 0.66% | 672,693 | 0.86% |
| Passenger only (incl. cruise ships) | 14 | 0.13% | 545,702 | 0.7% |
| Cruise ships | 13 | 0.12% | 545,692 | 0.7% |
2026, month by month
Provisional figures from the Puertos del Estado monthly statistics. Change on the same month of the previous year.
| Month | Total throughput | Chg. | TEUs | Passengers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 154.4K t | +4.3% | 499 | 124,506 |
| Feb | 134.2K t | -28.8% | 481 | 93,862 |
| Mar | 199K t | +19.2% | 538 | 140,038 |
| Apr | 207.9K t | +23.9% | 898 | 145,265 |
| May | 200.6K t | +0.4% | 1,003 | 151,465 |
| Jun | 176.1K t | +1.8% | 1,096 | 144,858 |
| Jul | 211.4K t | +31.1% | 1,099 | 214,013 |
| Aug | 204.2K t | +8.8% | 1,027 | 218,871 |
Ports with similar throughput and on the same coast (2025)
Ceuta across all tables · 2025
Each row links to the full table and to the port’s trend for that indicator.
| Indicator | 2025 | Chg. 2024–2025 | % of system | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Traffic by type of cargo · Liquid bulk · port trend | 960.5K t | +60.9% | 0.5% | 17 of 28 |
| Traffic by type of cargo · Dry bulk · port trend | 8.4K t | +115.1% | 0% | 28 of 28 |
| Traffic by type of cargo · General cargo · port trend | 615.1K t | +4.1% | 0.2% | 25 of 28 |
| Imports and exports · Total imports · port trend | 417.4K t | +22% | 0.2% | 26 of 28 |
| Imports and exports · Total exports · port trend | 67.8K t | +1,259.5% | 0.1% | 26 of 28 |
| Tonnes in containers · Total · port trend | 69.7K t | +8.2% | 0% | 23 of 28 |
| Hinterland transport: rail, road and pipeline · Road · port trend | 1.6M t | +33% | 0.7% | 26 of 28 |
| Ro-ro traffic · Total ro-ro · port trend | 604K t | +3.6% | 0.8% | 13 of 28 |
| Ro-ro ITUs: lorries and semi-trailers · Total ITUs · port trend | 33,410 units | -2.2% | 1% | 11 of 28 |
| Vehicles as cargo · Total · port trend | 2,048 vehicles | -0.3% | 0.1% | 20 of 28 |
| Passenger vehicles · Total · port trend | 494,800 vehicles | +2.5% | 6.6% | 6 of 28 |
| Regular line passengers · Total · port trend | 1,996,430 passengers | +2.9% | 7% | 4 of 28 |
| Cruise passengers · Total cruise passengers · port trend | 9,525 passengers | +24.3% | 0.1% | 20 of 28 |
| Ships by size (number) · Over 50,000 GT · port trend | 126 ships | +157.1% | 0.8% | 15 of 28 |
| Ships by size (gross tonnage) · Total GT · port trend | 77,323,653 GT | +9.5% | 2.8% | 7 of 28 |
| Supplies and bunkering · Liquid fuels · port trend | 812K t | +47.2% | 8.4% | 4 of 28 |
| Fresh fish · Total fish · port trend | 35 t | -25.5% | 0% | 23 of 28 |
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