Movement of goods in ports grew 6% in 2024

Continent ports moved 88 million tons by 2024, an increase of 6% compared to the previous year. Sines’ performance was the driver of Sines’s performance.

« According to the provisional data of the port administrations, the continent’s Portuguese port system recorded a global growth of 6% in the total volume of goods moved by 2024, reaching 88 million tons, compared to 82.8 million tons by 2023, » said the Ministry of Infrastructure and Housing.

According to a statement from the Ministry, during the period under analysis, the fractional general burden ascended 3%, exceeding 5.7 million tons, the containing general load increased by 11%to more than 37 million tons and the ‘Roll-On Roll-off’ load increased by 2%.

In turn, liquid bulk totaled 7% to almost 30 million tons, while solids had a decrease, which the government did not need.

For the evolution recorded in 2024, mainly contributed the performance of the Port of Sines, which progressed 11%, with a reinforcement of traffic on the Cape Route. In 2024, Sines accounted for 54% (47.8 million tons) of the busy load.

During this period, the container movement advanced 11% to 3.3 million (standard measure equivalent to the space occupied by a container with approximately 6.1 meters in length).