Evi PlomaritouCourse Leader at Lloyd's Maritime AcademyTrainer
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Dr. Evi Plomaritou is an Asst. Professor (in Chartering & Shipping Marketing) at the Department of Maritime Transport & Commerce of Frederick University (Cyprus). Since February 2011 she has been working as Shipping Consultant at Lloyd's Maritime Academy (UK). Having founded an innovative and original approach on chartering policies and marketing strategies of shipping companies, she is considered a shipping expert in this field (Chartering / Shipping Marketing). Evi has undertaken many projects in respect of planning the chartering policies and marketing strategies of shipping companies, as well as their in-company professional training worldwide (Greece, Cyprus, UK, France, Switzerland, Denmark, Abu Dhabi, Cape Town etc.).
Her teaching experience has been spread to the following institutions: Frederick University (Cyprus), European University - Business School (Switzerland), Middlesex University (UK), Danish Shipping Academy (Denmark), Norwegian University of Science and Technology (Norway), University of Piraeus (Greece), National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (Greece), Metropolitan College (in collaboration with Southampton Solent University, UK), Business College of Athens (Greece), Mediterranean College (Greece).
From 2001 to 2008, she worked for the Institute of Chartered Shipbrokers (ICS) providing consulting and training services to shipping professionals, while she was actively involved with the foundation of the ICS Greek Branch and the creation of the relevant annual professional programme adopted. Moreover, she has 9-month research experience onboard bulk carriers.
Her wide research has been published in leading academic journals. In addition, her writing experience includes 5 books and 15 e-books. Among them, the most prominent one is the 8th edition of “Shipbroking and Chartering Practice”, a worldwide best-selling shipping book published by Informa Law from Routledge as part of their book series called “Lloyd's Practical Shipping Guides”. Another remarkable book of hers is titled “Marketing of Shipping Companies as a Tool for Improvement of Chartering Policy” (published in English and Greek) which is recommended by the Institute of Chartered Shipbrokers.
Evi was awarded with distinction her PhD in Chartering Policy and Marketing Strategy of Shipping Companies from the University of Piraeus, where she had also completed with distinction her BSc in Maritime Studies. She also holds an MSc in International Transport from the University of Cardiff, as well as professional qualifications from the Chartered Institute of Logistics & Transport (AdDip in Logistics & Transport) and the Cambridge Academy of Transport (ProfDip in Dry Cargo Chartering).