Spanish Ports of General Interest Handled 420.6 Million Tonnes Through September
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- Puertos del estadoLos puertos de interés general movieron más de 420 millones de toneladas de mercancías hasta septiembre
- diario del puertoEl tráfico de los puertos españoles creció un 1,2% hasta septiembre
- ports europeSpanish state ports move 420.6 million tonnes in January-September 2026, up 1.2%
- ports europeSpanish ports handle 14.18 million TEU in January-September 2026, up 1.1%
Cargo traffic through Spain's ports of general interest reached 420,623,593 tonnes in the first nine months of 2026, representing a 1.2% increase compared to the same period last year, according to Puertos del Estado. The agency noted that this growth occurred despite rising fuel prices and geopolitical uncertainty, factors that continue to affect the evolution of maritime traffic.
General Cargo and Containers
General cargo eased its decline, posting a 0.2% drop through September, after falls of 0.6% in August and 0.8% in July, with cumulative traffic exceeding 209 million tonnes. Of that total, 142.6 million tonnes corresponded to containerized cargo, down 0.8%, while conventional cargo totaled more than 67 million tonnes, up 1.1%.
Containers in TEUs
In terms of containers, Spanish ports handled 14,178,081 TEUs during the period, a 1.1% rise compared to the same timeframe in 2025. Within that total, import and export containers grew 2.3% to 5.27 million TEUs, while transshipment traffic fell 0.3% to 7.27 million TEUs.
Liquid and Dry Bulk
Liquid bulk improved its figures with 138.3 million tonnes, a 3.6% increase in the year-to-date total since January, driven by gasoline and chemical products. Dry bulk, on the other hand, recorded a slight 0.3% decline, with a cumulative total of 60.1 million tonnes.
Ro-Ro Traffic, Vessel Calls and Passengers
Ro-ro traffic rose slightly by 0.4%, reaching 56.7 million tonnes. The number of merchant vessels calling at Spanish ports fell 1.1%, to 123,237 vessels, although gross tonnage rose 0.6%. Meanwhile, passenger traffic came close to 33 million movements, with 32,998,746 passengers, a 1.1% decrease compared to the same period last year.
