Port of Barcelona has achieved an important milestone, breaking the container record for container volumes during the first half of the year.
More specifically, between January and June, 1.8 million TEU passed through the port of Barcelona, an increase of 0.7% from the previous record of 1.7 million TEU a year ago.
At the same time, the port broke the record for total cargo handling in the first half of the year with movements of 36.3 million tonnes and an annual increase of 11% in total traffic.
The previous record was set before the pandemic when traffic reached 34.5 million tonnes in 2019.
"This good news indicates that our hinterland companies are working well and are striving to recover pre-pandemic levels," commented Damià Calvet, president of the Port of Barcelona.
José Alberto Carbonell, general manager of Spanish port, said that besides outpacing throughput in 2021, total traffic "also grew 6% compared to 2019, which clearly indicates a full recovery at this beginning of the year".
Carbonell highlighted "the strong performance of imports, up 11%, and of traffic, which registered an increase of 7%. However, exports are 6% below the records set in 2021".
