The Port of Santander consolidates its growth with 7% more traffic

In the first quarter

This positive result is mainly driven by the strong increase of 27,1% in general merchandise, which surpasses bulk cargo for the first time, becoming the most important type of traffic in the port.

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The president of the Port Authority of Seville (APS), César Díaz , has assessed the traffic data for the period January-April of this year and has highlighted the “importance” of the fact that general cargo “is increasing significantly” at the Port, “currently surpassing bulk cargo in the percentage of total traffic.”

 

For Díaz, although "evidently all merchandise provides wealth", we must not forget that general merchandise represents a high added value "which translates into a greater number of jobs, which is why we consider it especially important."

 

The president of the Port Authority also recalled that, in order to continue growing, "the Port must overcome its space problems" and therefore, in addition to continuing to invest in infrastructure such as Raos 6, Raos 9 or the car silo to optimize its facilities and advocating for the La Pasiega Logistics Center , "it must commit to synchromodality to be more efficient and achieve a greater turnover of goods."

 

The Port of Santander is in a solid position to continue its growth in the coming years

 

Traffic Data

 

The Port of Santander has obtained, during the first four months of the year, a traffic of 2.408.673 tons, compared to 2.250.973 in the same period of the previous year, which represents an increase of 7%.

 

Likewise, the year-on-year traffic figure has risen to 7.147.141 tons , once again exceeding the seven million mark and increasing by 7,7% compared to the same period of the previous year - May 2022 to April 2023 - when 6.638.029 tons were recorded.

 

Of the accumulated traffic between January and April 2024, the growth of general cargo stands out , which, with 1.185.594 tons, exceeds by 27,1% the figure obtained in the same period of 2023. This type of traffic currently represents the largest share of the Port, accounting for 49,2% of the total, above solid bulk cargo which represents 48,2%.

 

Container traffic has increased by 286,4%, rising from 11.271 TEUs (20-foot equivalent units) in the first four months of 2023 to 43.553 this year. Meanwhile, roll-on/roll-off (RoRo) traffic has increased by 2,9%, with 786.780 tons recorded up to April compared to 809.449 tons in 2024.