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Full year figures for Spanish Ports confirm good 2018
Port of Barcelona
The full year 2018 results for Spanish ports are generally favourable. According to data published by Puertos de Estado, a total of 550.7 million t were moved in 2018, 3.5% more than in 2017.
In the period under review, the volume of goods in international transit rose by 7.9% to 148.1 million t. If that tonnage is discounted, the ports handled a total of 402.6 million t, 2% more than in 2017.
The three ports with the highest throughput were Algeciras with 102.5 million t (+6.4%), Valencia with 76.4 million t (+4.3%) and Barcelona with 66 million t (+9.9%). Together they accounted for 44.5% of all merchandise flowing through Spanish ports in 2018.
The general cargo sector noted the strongest growth as the sector’s volumes surged by 6% to 267.5 million t. 85.1% of the breakbulk passed through six ports: Barcelona (+13%), the Balearic Islands (+6.8%), Valencia (+6.2%), Algeciras (+5.5%) and Bilbao (+4.8%). Only Las Palmas noted a drop of 1.3%. (kd)