The Port of Algeciras continues to recover traffic in April

Quarterly traffic

These data are known coinciding with the renewal of the leadership of the Port of Algeciras as the most efficient in Europe in 2022, according to the latest report from the World Bank and S&P Global Market Intelligence.

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El Port of Algeciras In the month of April, it moved more than 9 million tons (+1%) and 2 teus (+2%), behavior that allows the recovery of another section of the traffic lost at the beginning of the year. In this way, in the first quarter of the year, it accumulates a Total Traffic of 34 million tons of merchandise (-9%) and a Container Traffic above one and a half million teus (-1%). These data are known coinciding with the renewal of the leadership of the Port of Algeciras as the most efficient in Europe in 1, according to the latest report from the World Bank and S&P Global Market Intelligence.

In the quarter Liquid Bulks are close to 9 million tons (-2%), the General merchandise by 23 million (-5%) or the supply of fuel to ships exceeds one million tons of product (-0%). The Solid Bulks, with the slowdown in coal unloading, is limited to 226.836 tons (-62%). He merchandise traffic by truck and semi-trailers with the North of Africa accumulates 157.897 units (-1%).

The number of vessels operated in the quarter was 8.820 units (+23%), of which 1.028 were container ships (+5%) and of these, 2% were megaships

For its part, passenger traffic in the Strait alone grew by 91% in passengers and 112% in vehicles in April, a month that is already compared to a normalized operation after the opening of the Moroccan border in March 2022. By lines it stands out in April Tarifa-Tangier Ville, with almost 84.000 people (+392%), a figure that also coincides with the 6th anniversary of the opening of its passenger terminal. For its part, in the accumulated January-April the Passenger Traffic In all the Strait lines there are almost 1 million customers (+2%) and 127 vehicles (+243.372%), approaching pre-covid flows.

El railway traffic in April again it was 70 trains operated with Azuqueca, Zaragoza and Marín. The quarter thus added 279 trains (-35%) and more than 16.000 containers transported (-15%). The last to divert traffic from the road to the train to reduce the carbon footprint of its operations has been the Army, which in May became operational since Port of Algeciras transporting material and personnel to Córdoba in a total of 34 wagons and 2 sleeper trains.