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Spain ports directory

Data refreshed 2026-10-11T20:35:08Z · quarterly refresh cycle

IMF PortWatch tracks 34 ports in Spain (ESP) with 36,546 vessels observed on the day of extraction; 11 of them reach the Tier-A activity threshold (≥1,000 vessels).

10.10% of Spain maritime imports concentrate in its single busiest import port; the top three combine for 27.53%.

Sources: Kpler; UN Global Platform; IMF PortWatch (portwatch.imf.org).

Port	Vessels	Container	Dry bulk	Gen. cargo	RoRo	Tanker	Import share	Export share
Algeciras	4,769	2,640	144	336	81	1,566	5.03%	11.17%
Barcelona	4,538	2,134	114	497	872	920	6.84%	7.86%
Valencia	3,976	2,897	41	208	671	158	8.47%	13.59%
Las Palmas	3,727	1,149	850	732	353	642	7.48%	5.65%
Puerto De Bilbao	2,259	536	142	759	116	705	8.96%	6.95%
Tarragona	1,623	123	196	401	109	794	3.67%	1.74%
Santa Cruz De Tenerife	1,580	654	34	85	376	429	1.43%	1.02%
Cartagena	1,327	138	173	457	12	547	10.10%	6.55%
Huelva	1,142	87	147	260	48	599	3.02%	3.41%
Cueta	1,106	18	23	559	65	439	0.02%	0.01%
Santander	1,007	2	84	437	422	61	0.65%	0.54%
Gijon	967	177	294	430	4	61	3.87%	2.78%
Sevilla	864	39	22	582	140	79	0.63%	0.62%
La Coruna	847	3	81	419	0	343	6.28%	5.02%
Puerto De Pasajes	787	6	14	598	169	0	0.35%	0.17%
Vigo	721	291	50	96	266	16	0.47%	0.86%
Sagunto	718	144	42	296	216	18	0.73%	0.28%
El Grao	521	145	93	139	45	98	1.65%	0.79%
Cadiz	506	140	52	141	87	84	0.29%	0.50%
Alicante	473	314	39	103	7	8	0.77%	1.58%
Ferrol	382	0	13	257	26	85	0.59%	0.52%
Malaga	344	127	37	86	72	20	0.66%	0.35%
Arrecife	312	153	20	6	29	102	0.04%	0.03%
Puerto De Garrucha	300	4	142	152	0	0	0.03%	2.99%
Almeria	295	90	91	112	0	2	0.03%	0.37%
Puerto Del Rosario	268	165	10	10	0	82	0.04%	0.07%
Aviles	226	1	33	181	2	7	0.52%	0.23%
Motril	194	2	7	127	8	49	0.01%	0.03%
palma De Mallorca	179	0	50	59	17	51	0.25%	0.04%
Santa Cruz De La Palma	168	87	7	2	28	43	0.02%	0.02%
Villagarcia De Arosa	162	35	14	97	0	14	0.02%	0.06%
Marin	137	20	27	85	4	0	0.14%	0.02%
Puerto De Carboneras	72	0	28	39	0	3	0.23%	0.19%
Torrevieja	49	0	0	49	0	0	0.09%	0.22%

20 of 34 ports carry a UN/LOCODE; all ports in this layer are SIP-class. Import/export shares are each port’s share of national maritime trade.

Dominant cargo industries

Petroleum, Chemical and Non-Metallic Mineral ProductsMining and QuarryingAgricultureFood & BeveragesMetal ProductsTransport Equipment

Frequently asked questions

Which is the busiest container port in Spain?

Valencia leads Spain by tracked container-vessel activity with 2,897 containership calls counted on the day of extraction (IMF PortWatch).

Which port handles the most imports in Spain?

Cartagena handles the largest recorded share of Spain maritime imports, 10.10% of the national total in the latest PortWatch extraction.

How many ports are tracked in Spain?

IMF PortWatch currently tracks 34 ports in Spain; this directory profiles every one of them with activity, cargo mix and trade-share data.

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Port data — Sources: Kpler; UN Global Platform; IMF PortWatch (portwatch.imf.org). Reused under the IMF Copyright & Usage terms. Fields subsetted (geometry omitted); see our data sources note. The IMF is not affiliated with and does not endorse ExportSonar.