Valenciaport has seen a 5.29 per cent rise in exports and a 2.93 per cent increase in imports this June, compared to the same month last year.
This is significant, as the combined volume of imports and exports was enough to compensate for the 5.46 per cent drop in transhipment traffic.
This type of transit activity — offloading containers in Valencia to reload them for destinations outside the Spanish market — saw a sharp rise in 2024, increasing by 17 per cent.
However, since the beginning of 2025, this trend has been reversing. The current trajectory shows this drop is being replaced by increased trade activity directly tied to Spanish foreign trade, particularly exports.
Over the past twelve months, there has still been a positive balance in transhipment traffic, with cumulative growth of 6 per cent, although lower than in previous periods. During the same period, imports increased by 14 per cent and exports by 2.12 per cent, reaffirming that the port’s main driving force lies in the direct flow of goods to and from Spain.
Looking at the first half of 2025 (January–June), the data confirms this evolution: transhipment volumes fell by 1.75 per cent, while imports rose by 4.82 per cent and exports surged by 15.21 per cent.
June’s performance strengthens this trend: despite a drop in transhipments, the growth in foreign trade was enough to keep total container volumes stable, with a slight year-on-year increase of 0.08 per cent, reaching 487,833 TEUs.
Overall, during the first six months of the year, Valenciaport handled 2.8 million containers, representing a 3.84 per cent increase over the same period in 2024. On a year-on-year basis, with twelve full months considered, the port managed 5.58 million TEUs, 8.33 per cent more than the previous year.
As for Valenciaport’s main trading partners, China remains the top country, with 386,562 TEUs moved so far this year, followed by the US (195,534), Algeria (160,993), Turkey (127,292), and India (81,795).
Beyond maritime container shipping, rail freight transport also performed well. Between January and June 2025, a total of 123,933 containers were loaded or unloaded by train, a 5.93 per cent increase equivalent to 1.64 million tonnes — 7.78 per cent more than in the first half of 2024.
RoRo traffic also recorded growth. In the first half of the year, 269,637 intermodal transport units (ITUs) were moved, up 7.78 per cent compared to the same period last year. This form of transport is essential for regular connections with the Balearic Islands, Italy and other Mediterranean destinations.
