Between January and October 2025, total cargo traffic at Spain’s main ports reached 451.9 million tons (Mt), representing a 0.8% decrease compared to the same period in 2024, according to Puertos del Estado. This decline was mainly driven by a fall in solid bulk cargo, which dropped 4.5% to 67.7 Mt, largely due to reduced shipments of cereals, soybeans, and other agri-food products. However, non-metallic minerals, iron ore, and scrap iron experienced growth.
Liquid bulk cargo remained almost unchanged, with a slight increase of 0.2% to 150.0 Mt. This was supported by higher volumes of natural gas, gasoline, and chemical products, which offset declines in crude oil and fuel oil. General cargo totaled 234.2 Mt, showing a minor decrease of 0.2% compared to 2024. Within this category, conventional cargo rose 3.8%, boosted by chemicals, animal feed, and certain food products, while container traffic fell 2.0%.
Passenger traffic on regular lines reached 25.1 million people (embarkations and disembarkations), up 1.5% from the same period last year. Ro-ro traffic totaled 62.9 Mt, marking a 3.0% increase compared to 2024.
Foreign cargo traffic amounted to 234.6 Mt, a 1.4% decline from the previous year. Imports totaled 162.7 Mt (-0.5%), with slight increases in liquid bulk (85.2 Mt; +0.2%) and general cargo (34.1 Mt; +3.2%), while solid bulk fell to 43.4 Mt (-4.4%). Exports reached 71.9 Mt (-3.4%), mainly due to decreases in liquid bulk (17.6 Mt; -14.4%) and solid bulk (17.3 Mt; -5.3%), although general cargo grew to 37.0 Mt (+4.0%).