What begins this week in the Souss-Massa region is not just another institutional visit. The President of the Canary Islands, Fernando Clavijo, has arrived in Agadir with a high-profile delegation that clearly outlines the intentions of the Archipelago: to turn geographical proximity to southern Morocco into an economic highway. And in this context, key players are identified: Beatriz Calzada and Pedro Suárez. In southern Morocco, Las Palmas and Tenerife are not competing for dock space; today they are competing together to ensure that the Canary Islands become the undisputed hub of West Africa. The simultaneous presence of the presidents of the port authorities of Las Palmas and Santa Cruz de Tenerife at the headquarters of the Wilaya of Souss-Massa sends a powerful message. While discussions on the islands revolve around sustainability and citizen integration, in Agadir the focus is on pure and hard logistics. For Calzada and Suárez, this trip presents the opportunity to consolidate the Canary Islands’ ports as the natural entry and exit platform for products from a region in full industrial boom. Through the signing of the planned cooperation agreements, the aim is not only to strengthen commercial ties but also to ensure that Canary Island companies—and port operators—become the preferred partners in the development of the Haliopolis Park and the industrial acceleration zone that the delegation will visit this afternoon. The institutional deployment is massive. Clavijo does not travel alone with his advisors and the rectors of ULL and ULPGC; he is accompanied by business leaders: Pedro Ortega (CCE), José Valle (Cámaras de Canarias), and Luis Padrón (Cámara de Gran Canaria). This unity of action between political, academic, and port authorities seeks to offer Morocco a ‘complete package’: innovation, training, and port infrastructure capable of connecting Agadir with the rest of the world.
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