The Port of Barcelona has recorded 721,461 TEUs in the first half of 2025 for full export and import containers, reflecting a 10 per cent increase compared to the first half of 2024.
Exports of full container numbers grew 8 per cent (365,062 TEUs). The 12 per cent growth in exports (356,399 TEUs) was mainly concentrated in Asia.
The Port of Barcelona’s General Manager highlighted that this “extraordinary growth in external trade once again shows the resilience of the economy of the Port of Barcelona’s hinterland and the excellent work done by our companies in foreign markets.”
The positive trend in external trade traffic was vital to improving the Port of Barcelona’s economic results during the first half of 2025. The notable increase in export and import containers made a decisive contribution to the uptick in turnover, which stood at €101 million ($117.5 million), up 4 per cent year on year.
Liquid bulk also performed well, totalling 8.25 million tonnes and registering an increase of 22.1 per cent. This noteworthy growth is due mainly to transits and imports of gasoline and liquefied natural gas (LNG). Dry bulk movements, however, amounted to 1.82 million tonnes (-21.9 per cent).
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New vehicle traffic suffered a correction of 6.5 per cent to 362,951 units, impacted by the decline in exports and traffic. However, imports (+7 per cent) and cabotage (+11 per cent) showed positive behaviour at the beginning of the year.
ITUs (Intermodal Transport Units) remained the same as in 2024, with 218,237 units handled.
All of these figures add up to a total traffic of 34.68 million tonnes registered at the Port of Barcelona during the first half of the year (-3.2 per cent).
