Maritime trade between Africa and Canada suffers from a worrying logistical delay: transit times exceeding 50 days, undersized port infrastructure and logistics chains that are still poorly digitized. Yet the potential is huge: bilateral trade could double by 2034 to $32 billion. But this requires urgent structural change.
CAPBLEU 2025, the first edition of the Canada-Africa Forum, tackles these issues head-on. From November 11 to 13 in Moncton, the forum will bring together decision-makers, African ports, investors and companies to rethink the African port model around five key levers:
- The digitalization of operations for better cargo tracking and increased fluidity.
- Decarbonization and energy transition with electrification and renewable energy solutions.
- Investments in physical infrastructure, supported by ambitious public-private partnerships.
- The transfer of skills through specialized training programs.
- Strengthening direct trade corridors, starting with Eastern Canada and West Africa.
Ports are not just places of passage. They are strategic nodes of economic competitiveness. Without modern ports, there is no smooth trade, no shared growth.
CAPBLEU 2025 is therefore more than an event: it is a lever for action to transform African ports into pillars of sustainable transatlantic trade.
