The first Forum of Port Cities in Latin America and the Caribbean (FCP LAC 2021) chose Grand Santo Domingo as its headquarters, as it represents the continent's first formal port settlement, as well as its port potential.

FCP LAC's core activities are the multi-sector discussion of the Port Authorities, the scientific and professional production of specialists, as well as proposals for strategic lines of development and sustainable principles​​ in geoeconomics facing the challenges of Latin American and Caribbean port cities to delineate new and modern concepts in search of greater efficiency and competitiveness in the region of Latin America and the Caribbean.

The event took place between October 27th and 30th, 2021 and featured a workshop in partnership with LabStrategy between October 22nd and 29th, which can be seen here .