An export gateway: empty boxes arrive, loaded boxes leave. Container volume is up 10.1% this year, with Q3 2025 the strongest quarter since early 2020.
Near-balanced volumes in and out, but almost every export box leaves full while four in five import boxes arrive empty: the signature of an export-led port.
Grey marks = days with no AIS capture. Terrestrial reception inside the inner harbour is weak; the anchorage is well covered.
Anchored or stationary positions between Vilagarcía and Illa de Arousa. Durations are first-to-last observed ping, so they are a lower bound.
| Vessel | Flag | Declared destination | First seen | Last seen | Hours |
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Source: LinerIndex AIS capture (cargo vessel types). Live capture is being reconnected; this panel will refresh automatically once it is.
| Port | 2025 TEU | 2024 TEU | Change |
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Boxes exchanged with Spain's Mediterranean and South Atlantic ports rose 16.6% to 21,999 TEU and now account for 80% of the port's volume. Cuba, the second partner, eased 6.6%.
Smaller but fast-growing: the United Kingdom (518 TEU, up from 190), Ireland (+52%) and Portugal (170, from 11).
Why is this happening?Show the lanes10,306 TEU is the best quarter since Q1 2020, 25% above Q3 2024, and outpaced Vigo (+4.6%) while Marín fell (−12.6%) year to date.
Loaded boxes drove it: +32% against Q3 2024, versus +15% for empties.
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