In 2017 an ulterior increase of the traffic in the Spanish ports is attended



The Spanish ports have closed 2016 with a total traffic of the goods pairs to 509 million tons, total that the new historical record represents anniversary and an increment of 1% about regarding 502 million tons enlivened in the year precedence. The result is announced today by the Ministry of Transportation Spanish that has introduced the forecasts on the evolution that the harbour traffic will record this year.

In 2017 a supported increase is attended more that it will carry the volume total to a new record pairs 529 million tons. Moreover the port of Algeciras will be the first Spanish harbour port of call to exceed 100 million the tons of cargos enlivened in a year and it will be placed to the first place in the Mediterranean and between the fourth and fifth place in Europe.

In the 2016 Spanish ports they have enlivened about 236 million several tons of goods (224 million in 2015), 167 million tons of liquid bulk (168 million) and 93 million tons of solid bulk (96 million). In 2017 a traffic of 243 million tons of goods is attended several, 172 million tons of liquid bulk and 98 million tons of solid bulk.

Relatively to the single traffic of the container, this year is attended a traffic pairs to 15,5 million teu (8,0 million teu in transit) regarding 15,0 million teu about enlivened in 2016 (7,9 million in transit), total that the new historical record for the Spanish ports and an increase constitutes of enlivened +5% about regarding 14,3 million teu in 2015 (7,4 million in transit).

Also in the field of the passengers 2016 have been archived item with a new historical record of traffic being enlivened 32,6 million people, of which 24,0 million on the ferries and 8,7 million on the cruise ships, regarding 31,2 million people in the year precedence, of which 22,6 million on the ferries and 8,6 million in the section of the cruises. In 2017 a traffic of 33,0 million passengers is previewed, of which 24,2 million in the segment of the ferries and 8,8 million in that of the cruises.

Moreover the Spanish Ministry has announced a plan of investments in order to improve road and railway accessibility to the ports that preview total investments pairs to 1.418 million euros in period 2017-2021. Such investments will be subdivided in 514 million euros destined to participations within the harbour town-walls, 464 million euros relatively to the last mile and 441 million euros on the road net and railway general. Altogether 553 million euros will come from the Bottom financial for terrestrial accessibility to the ports.