Dr E. Plomaritou holds a BSc in Maritime Business from the University of Piraeus, Greece, an MSc in International Transport from the University of Wales, Cardiff, as well as an Adv. Dip. In Logistics & Transport from the Chartered Institute of Transport, UK, and a Prof. Dip. in Dry Cargo Chartering from the Cambridge Academy of Transport. She has obtained her PhD Degree in Marketing Strategy and Chartering Policy of Shipping Companies from the University of Piraeus. She has a strong research and teaching background having worked as a visiting academic in various Universities. From September 2008 to December 2010 and since January 2014, she is employed at Frederick University, at the Department of Maritime Studies, as a Visiting Lecturer of Chartering Courses in Undergraduate and Postgraduate Programs. She teaches at the programmes Msc in International Trade and Shipping Management and the MA/LLM in Maritime Law and Shipping Management.