In the second quarter of this year, Spanish ports handled a total of 147.1 million tons of goods, a volume that represents an increase of +5.1% over the same period of 2023 and is the second highest ever being lower only than the almost 148 million tons totaled in the second quarter of 2022.

Containerized traffic alone, with 51.5 million tons, marked a consistent growth of +11.0% and the second largest volume ever, being lower only than 52.6 million tons handled in the last quarter of 2020. The container traffic in the second quarter of 2024 counted in 20' containers handled, on the other hand, set a new record historical record having been equal to 4,803,926 TEUs, with an increase of +13.8% generated mainly by containers in transit that have settled in 2,627,869 TEUs (+21.1%), while import-export containers are amounted to 2,176,057 TEUs (+6.2%).

Also setting a new historical record was the traffic of conventional goods which amounted to 23.3 million tonnes (+3.0%). There was a significant increase in liquid bulk cargo with 46.6 million tons (+7.4%), while dry bulk cargo, with 21.6 million tonnes, recorded a decrease of -8.6%.

Throughout the first half of 2024, Spanish ports handled globally 283.2 million tonnes, with an increase by +3.4% over the first half of last year. Goods containerized amounted to 98.0 million tons (+10.6%), traffic that in terms of 20' containers reached the new all-time record of 9,095,543 TEUs (+12.4%), of which 4,932,905 TEU in transit (+19.6%). A new absolute record was also recorded by conventional goods with 43.9 million tons (+1.8%). Liquid bulk cargo amounted to 91.7 million tons (+4.5%) and dry waste to 41.9 million tons tonnes (-11.1%).