Cargo traffic at the Port of Santander grows by almost 10% in June and approaches record figures

The president of the Port Authority of Santander (APS), Cesar Diaz, has presented an optimistic assessment of the first half of the year, highlighting a "an upward trend that we have maintained since February, after an atypical start to the year"According to Díaz, year-on-year traffic, which runs from July 2024 to June 2025, now totals 7.083.748 tons, just 1,4% below the previous year's total, which marked a milestone in the port's history.

Díaz emphasized the port's commitment to regional development: "Our goal is contribute to the growth of employment and industry in Cantabria, facilitating the logistics activity of our companies hinterland"To achieve this, the port relies on a Recently approved Strategic Plana "specialized and efficient port community", and a ambitious investment plan designed to optimize its services and available space.

Growth is particularly observed in the solid bulk, which in June 2025 increased by 25,5% compared to the previous year, reaching 234.284 tons. liquid bulk They also showed a notable increase of 88,3%, with 24.483 tons. Although general merchandise, which constitutes 54,4% of the total and is the most valuable, experienced a slight decrease of 2,7% in June, it grew by 1,2% in the first half of the year.

A fact worth highlighting is the behavior of the containers (TEUs)Container traffic in June 2025 exceeded the figure for the same month in 2024 by 6,5%, reaching 14.808 TEUs. In the first half of the year, container traffic grew by 11,8%, totaling 80.169 TEUs. cars They also maintain a positive trend, with an increase of 7,0% and 168.713 units mobilized in the first half of the year.

Finally, the cruise traffic It shows strong dynamism, increasing from ten port calls in 2024 to fourteen so far in 2025, which has boosted the number of cruise passengers by 29,9%, reaching 19.733 visitors since January. The president of the Port Authority of Seville (APS), César Díaz, concluded that these figures "encourage us to continue working in the same direction so that 2025 follows the same path as the previous year. We want to continue growing in tonnage, but we also aim for this to be high value-added cargo, something that general cargo provides."