The Conference of the International Association of Maritime Economists (IAME) was held in Valencia between June 25 and 28 for the first time in Spain. The Conference was jointly organized by the University of Valencia, through the Chair of Port Economics APV-UV, attached to the Institute of International Economics, and the Port Authority of Valencia.
More than 250 researchers and professionals of the sector participated, mostly international, whose presence allowed to complete a Congress of high academic level, both in the plenary conferences and in the parallel sessions, in addition to developing an intense networking activity among members of the maritime-port sector of the five continents, endorsing IAME as an international reference in the field of maritime economics.