Ports of General Interest handled a total of 330,322,598 tons between January and July, representing an increase of 3% compared to the same period last year.
In the first seven months of the year, the situation of violence in the Red Sea has been forcing the diversion of traditional maritime routes, impacting the increase in goods passing through Spanish ports, especially in container traffic. These peaks in activity are being managed by ports equipped with well-prepared infrastructures and services.
In the first seven months of the year, general cargo increased by 7.1% compared to 2023, reaching 165.6 million tons, with a notable increase in containerized cargo (+9.8%) compared to the moderate growth of conventional general cargo (+1.4%).
TEUs increased by 11.7% compared to the same period last year, reaching 10.6 million tons, in line with the growth rate observed since the beginning of the year, mainly due to the strong rebound in transit TEUs (+18.7%) in ports such as Barcelona, Valencia, Bilbao, and Las Palmas, among others.
Liquid bulk recorded a rise of 4%, reaching 106.8 million tons, mainly due to the strong performance of chemical products (+115.2%) and gasoline (+20.7%), and generally, petroleum and derivative products.
All traffic types recorded increases between January and July, except for **solid bulk**, which, with 49.1 million tons, suffered a 10.1% decrease compared to the same period in 2023, due to the drop in coal (-55%) and also in steel products, cement, and certain food products.
Ro-ro traffic grew by 0.4% to 43.6 million tons.
The number of merchant vessels passing through Spanish ports increased by 1.3% in the first seven months of the year, with a total of 95,182 units, and the gross tonnage increased by 3%.
Passenger traffic through Spanish ports increased by 3.4% up to July compared to 2023, with 21.56 million movements.
Source: Puertos del Estado.