China and the United States were Valenciaport’s main trading partners in 2024, accounting for 34% of its traffic between them.
Data of the Statistical Bulletin of the Port Authority of València (PAV) for 2024 shows that a total of 80,666,175 tonnes of goods have entered and left the Valencian docks, 5.11% more than in 2023. China remains once again in the first position with 702,633 containers handled in 2024 and 7,912,389 tonnes, followed by the USA with which 368,298 TEU’s and 4,524,697 tonnes have been exchanged.
The main goods that are exported from Valenciaport to China are food, cars and their parts, wines and beverages, construction materials, paper and chemicals. Valenciaport receives from the Asian continent: machinery and tools, construction materials, automobiles and their parts, chemical products, tobacco, cocoa, coffee and spices.
In addition, with the US, the predominant cargo traffics are construction materials, machinery and tools, food, wine and beverages, and chemicals. The products arriving from North America are paper, fresh products, chemicals and automobiles and their parts.
However, the countries that have increased their share of freight tonnage in 2024 the most are Saudi Arabia (+59.64%) and Ukraine (+44.02%).
Other countries that have strengthened their ‘statistical visibility’ are Algeria and Turkey, with increases in their traffic (tonnes) of +24.88% and +23.73%. Also relevant were the increases with Israel +25.22%.
