Spanish ports strengthen trade flows with Latin America at Intermodal South America
In 2024, Spanish ports handled over 65.7 million tonnes of cargo with Latin America
Brazil, Spain’s main maritime trade partner in the region, accounts for 46% of total cargo volumes exchanged
April 22, 2025 (Puertos del Estado). Puertos del Estado and five Spanish Port Authorities are participating from today until April 24 in Intermodal South America, one of the leading logistics and transport trade shows in Latin America, held in São Paulo (Brazil).
The Spanish delegation includes Puertos del Estado and the Port Authorities of Barcelona, Bilbao (Uniport), Bahía de Algeciras, Las Palmas, and Valencia, all present at the Spain Pavilion, coordinated by ICEX and the Spanish Commercial Office in São Paulo.
The main goal of this participation is to strengthen and expand trade flows between Spain and Latin America, a strategic region for the Spanish port system. In 2024, state-owned ports handled more than 65.7 million tonnes of cargo and 1.7 million TEUs in their trade with Latin American countries—figures that confirm the region’s status as one of Spain’s most important non-EU trading partners.
In the first two months of 2025 alone, trade flows with Latin America have already exceeded 9.6 million tonnes, confirming an upward trend and highlighting the strategic importance of this international event.
Brazil, the host country of the trade fair, plays a particularly significant role. In 2024, Brazil accounted for 45.9% of total cargo (30.2 million tonnes) and 37.9% of TEUs (648,736.5 TEUs) exchanged between Spanish ports and Latin America. This trend continues in the first two months of 2025, with 43.4% of cargo volumes (4.2 million tonnes) and 37.2% of TEUs (92,000 TEUs), further solidifying Brazil’s position as Spain’s main Latin American trading partner in the maritime sector.
Under the slogan “From our ports to anywhere you can imagine”, Spanish ports are presented as a global logistics platform, supported by an integrated network of infrastructure and services that includes over 340 km of quays, nearly 100 million m² of logistics space, more than 600 cranes, and maritime connections with over 200 international ports. This network is further strengthened by access to the Trans-European Transport Networks (TEN-T), making Spain the leading logistics hub in Southern Europe for international freight trade.