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Maritime transport. Freight traffic. By types

Maritime transport. Freight traffic. By types Catalonia Value
Barcelona Total freight Liquid bulk Solid bulk General goods Freight containers in TEUs (thousands) (1) Tarragona Total freight Liquid bulk Solid bulk General goods Freight containers in TEUs (thousands) (1) Total freight Total containers in TEUs (thousands) (1)
2023 (p) 62,452.9 12,914.7 4,794.9 44,743.3 3,280.0 32,473.8 20,567.8 10,161.4 1,744.6 34.1 94,926.6 3,314.2
2022 69,088.0 15,530.5 4,539.9 49,017.7 3,525.0 29,385.9 17,667.8 9,332.3 2,385.8 83.3 98,473.9 3,608.3
2021 64,973.3 12,345.0 4,459.7 48,168.6 3,531.3 31,168.0 21,141.2 7,744.3 2,282.6 54.8 96,141.3 3,586.1
2020 58,471.2 12,862.1 4,012.9 41,596.3 2,958.0 26,341.2 18,319.6 6,481.0 1,540.6 43.8 84,812.4 3,001.8
2019 65,958.1 16,132.2 4,071.4 45,754.5 3,324.7 32,708.0 21,210.5 9,718.8 1,778.7 48.0 98,666.1 3,372.6
2018 65,895.1 15,298.3 4,257.0 46,339.8 3,423.0 32,001.0 19,844.4 9,988.3 2,168.4 58.1 97,896.1 3,481.1
2017 60,070.1 14,483.6 4,465.6 41,120.9 2,968.8 33,621.0 22,035.9 9,505.4 2,079.7 62.9 93,691.1 3,031.6
2016 47,513.0 11,415.8 4,430.8 31,666.3 2,237.0 31,328.8 20,268.8 9,065.5 1,994.5 83.7 78,841.7 2,320.6
2015 45,921.3 12,055.3 4,426.1 29,439.8 1,965.2 32,934.8 22,306.3 8,391.0 2,237.4 89.9 78,856.0 2,055.1
2014 45,313.9 12,949.0 4,764.7 27,600.2 1,893.3 31,772.0 19,387.1 9,708.0 2,676.8 148.6 77,085.9 2,041.9
2013 41,391.2 10,609.9 4,373.7 26,407.5 1,720.4 27,889.4 17,924.5 7,375.1 2,589.8 147.2 69,280.6 1,867.6
2012 41,487.4 10,431.5 4,685.7 26,370.2 1,756.4 33,072.0 19,049.5 10,888.8 3,133.7 188.9 74,559.5 1,945.3
2011 42,777.6 10,692.8 3,538.9 28,545.9 2,014.0 31,748.5 18,726.2 9,286.1 3,736.2 225.7 74,526.1 2,239.7
2010 42,757.8 11,575.0 3,535.4 27,647.4 1,931.0 32,600.3 19,493.6 9,452.2 3,654.5 255.4 75,358.1 2,186.4
2009 41,793.7 11,755.8 3,921.1 26,116.8 1,800.2 31,310.0 18,349.3 9,830.4 3,130.4 221.2 73,103.8 2,021.4
2008 50,545.1 12,105.1 3,506.5 34,933.6 2,569.5 32,968.8 19,017.2 12,420.9 1,530.8 45.9 83,513.9 2,615.5
2007 50,046.1 10,990.5 3,870.3 35,185.3 2,610.1 35,919.6 20,594.6 13,626.2 1,698.8 47.1 85,965.7 2,657.2
2006 46,406.1 10,536.4 4,107.6 31,762.2 2,318.2 31,327.8 18,646.1 11,237.8 1,444.0 12.2 77,734.0 2,330.4
2005 43,836.8 12,530.9 4,051.9 27,254.0 2,071.5 30,986.6 17,907.0 11,903.3 1,176.3 9.0 74,823.4 2,080.5
2004 39,320.8 11,071.1 3,468.3 24,781.4 1,916.5 29,640.6 18,057.4 10,650.0 933.2 17.2 68,961.4 1,933.7
2003 34,774.7 10,159.4 3,697.8 20,917.5 1,652.4 28,797.6 17,932.0 9,540.8 1,324.8 57.0 63,572.3 1,709.4
2002 32,608.2 9,930.2 3,383.3 19,294.7 1,461.2 29,543.5 17,492.3 10,848.1 1,203.1 53.1 62,151.7 1,514.4
Units: Thousands of tons.
Source: Ministry of Public Works. State Ports.
(1) TEU: 20 foot equivalent unit.
(p) Provisional data.
Maritime transport. Freight traffic. By types Spain Value
Total freight Liquid bulk Solid bulk General goods Total containers in TEUs (thousands) (1)
2023 (p) 528,204.0 175,064.4 90,448.1 262,691.6 16,379.3
2022 546,195.4 181,729.3 93,967.4 270,498.6 17,151.5
2021 532,069.0 170,857.1 84,980.7 276,231.2 17,735.4
2020 505,577.1 166,991.1 77,071.5 261,514.5 16,792.7
2019 551,945.7 187,089.7 90,843.7 274,012.3 17,509.6
2018 550,457.9 180,719.3 102,366.1 267,372.6 17,203.1
2017 532,137.6 178,242.8 101,428.7 252,466.0 15,951.6
2016 495,608.0 167,583.3 91,993.4 236,031.2 15,154.3
2015 488,428.2 168,051.1 95,972.0 224,405.1 14,293.2
2014 468,103.1 160,713.2 89,561.0 217,828.9 14,206.5
2013 445,626.7 151,965.2 80,298.0 213,363.4 13,905.7
2012 461,056.3 153,377.1 88,583.7 219,095.5 14,084.8
2011 442,860.7 150,431.1 79,313.6 213,116.1 13,892.6
2010 417,572.3 148,573.1 78,644.0 190,355.2 12,504.6
2009 399,242.9 143,529.9 79,133.2 176,579.8 11,749.3
2008 459,053.2 153,964.1 101,352.6 203,736.4 13,334.9
2007 467,979.2 150,411.1 116,861.0 200,707.2 13,188.9
2006 447,281.6 148,805.1 113,450.1 185,026.4 12,044.4
2005 428,198.9 146,992.7 114,100.1 167,106.2 11,049.3
2004 397,172.3 138,434.1 105,499.2 153,239.0 10,161.1
2003 368,623.6 131,717.8 97,875.8 139,030.1 9,060.4
2002 353,785.2 126,436.9 100,985.8 126,362.6 8,096.6
Units: Thousands of tons.
Source: Ministry of Public Works. State Ports.
(1) TEU: 20 foot equivalent unit.
(p) Provisional data.

Last update: February 6, 2024.

Methodological note

Definition of concepts

General goods
Goods packaged in load units (sacks, crates, boxes, etc.) or units that can be counted.
Gross liquid goods
Liquids not packaged in load units, such as liquid gases, oils, chemical products, etc.
Gross solid goods
Goods transported without being packaged as units.
Coastal shipping
Maritime journeys in which the entry or departure of vessels is in Spanish ports.
Movement of vessels
Maritime journeys, depending on the nationality of the ports of origin and the destination they are called: exterior movement of vessels and coastal shipping.
Exterior movement of vessels
Maritime journeys in which the entry or departure of vessels is in foreign ports.

Methodological aspects

The autonomous ports of Barcelona and Tarragona provide, in their reports, statistics on the movements of boats, goods, containers, passengers and automobiles.

The Ports de la Generalitat company has responsibilities over the ports of Palamós, Vallcarca, Vilanova i la Geltrú, Sant Carles de la Ràpita and Alcanar. The total movement of all these ports is included under the name Generalitat ports.

Unavailable information is represented using the symbol ":". When the value is lower than that of the minimum unit to be able to estimate the statistical operation or if it effects statistical confidentiality, the symbol used is "..".

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