Algeciras rail freight drops 30% in H1 2024
Rail freight traffic at Algeciras port dropped 30% from January to July 2024 due to shippers switching to road during rail infrastructure upgrades. Rail freight traffic at Algeciras, Spain’s largest port, has seen a significant decline in 2024 so far. The primary reason for the decline is that shippers are shifting their goods to road transport, as the rail infrastructure will mostly be out of service due to upgrades aimed at developing the Zaragoza-Algeciras rolling highway.
From January to July 2024, the volume of goods transported by rail at the port of Algeciras fell by 30% compared to the same period in 2023. According to Spanish media Europa Sur, the total number of trains handled at the port decreased from 460 to 359. This downward trend is likely to continue or even worsen, as work on the rail infrastructure is expected to carry on through 2025.
Logistics companies have chosen to move their goods by road rather than rail because the Rolling Highway between Algeciras and Zaragoza is still not operational, with further work needed to adapt the rail infrastructure. Although the rolling highway was initially scheduled to start operating in 2025, this has now been postponed indefinitely. Contracts for upgrading the rail infrastructure between Madrid and Zaragoza were awarded a few weeks ago.
However, progress on the southern section of the line, from Madrid to Algeciras, appears to be more complex, leading to additional delays. Source: RailFreight.com[1]
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