CAPBLEU Official Report | BLUESHIFT 2026
Summary of discussions, cooperation priorities and commitments from the second edition of the Canada-Africa Forum on the Port Industry and the Blue Economy, held in Montreal from October 7 to 9, 2026.
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Official Report · October 2026
The essentials of the forum in a few pages
From October 7 to 9, 2026, CAPBLEU | BLUESHIFT brought together eight African port organizations, key Canadian institutions in the sector, and some twenty specialized companies in Montreal. The official report summarizes the discussions, the priorities expressed for each port, and the avenues for cooperation now being explored in preparation for the 2027 edition.
8
African port organizations;
≈ 150
Participants
100+
B2B meetings;
19
sessions over two days;
Contents
- A message from the president and a summary of the forum
- Port Investment Spotlights and Thematic Panels
- Cooperation priorities: digitalization, security and cybersecurity, multimodality, decarbonization, training
- Our commitments and the CAPBLEU | BLUESHIFT 2027 event