In January 2023 the ports of Valencia and Barcelona, which are respectively the second and third Spanish port ports for volume of loads handled, have experienced a sharp decline of traffic, with the first port that in the month has enlivened 4.94 million tons of goods and the second 4.98 million tons, with decreases respectively of -17.7% and -10.7% on January 2022.

The sharp decline experienced by the port of Valencia is attributable entirely to the decrease of the -24,3% of the cargos containerized which amounted to 3.79 million tons, with container handling of containers amounted to 338,855 teu (-24.0%), of which 258,934 teu full (-25.3%) - included 144,369 teu in transit (-28.1%) - and 79,921 empty teu (-19.6%). The goods several non-containerized are instead increased of +5.2% to 814 thousand tons and more pronounced increases were recorded by liquid bulk with 160 thousand tons (+69.5%) and from dry bulk with 144 thousand tons (+61.8%).

Containerized goods have also decreased in Barcelona having attested to 2,77 million tons (- 8.2%) with a handling of containers that has been pairs to 265.125 teu (-9.8%), of which 204,298 teu full (-9.2%) and 60,827 teu empty (-11,8%). The containers in transit have been 114.471 teu (- 11.8%). The decline in conventional goods that have totaled 781 thousand tons (- 1.8%). Liquid bulk is been pairs to 1,01 million tons (- 32.8%) and solid bulk to 414 thousand tons (+63.9%).