EUROPE

SPANISH PORTS UP 3.8%

20 years ago

In the first six months of 2006, Spanish ports handled 225.4m tonnes, an increase of 3.8%. Total box traffic amounted to 5.7m teu, 4.1% more than the corresponding 2005 period.

Of the main box ports, Algeciras saw a 6.9% decline, while traffic at Valencia and Barcelona was up by 7.9% and 9.3% respectively. Las Palmas reported a 0.1% increase and Bilbao one of 7.1%.