Since 1992, Hercules Haralambides is Professor of Maritime Economics and Logistics (MEL), having taught at 9 universities (and in 7 different countries), most prominent of which being Erasmus University Rotterdam, National University of Singapore, and Singapore Management University. Currently, he is “Distinguished Chair Professor” at Dalian Maritime University (China) and Visiting Professor at Erasmus University Rotterdam. Hercules is the founder of the Erasmus Center for Maritime Economics and Logistics (MEL) (www.maritimeeconomics.com) and also the founding (and current) Editor-in-Chief of the quarterly journal Maritime Economics & Logistics (MEL), published by Palgrave-Macmillan (www.palgrave.com/41278) for the last 26 years. He has written and published more than 400 scientific papers, books, reports and articles in the wider area of geopolitics, strategic (port) infrastructures, port management and reforms, shipping management, and maritime logistics. He has consulted governments, international organizations and private companies all over the world including, for a number of years, the European Commission (during the years of Commissioner Kinnock). In the period 2011-2015 and in parallel to his academic duties, Professor Haralambides was President of the Italian port of Brindisi. In 2008, Professor Haralambides was decorated with the Golden Cross of the Order of the Phoenix, by the President of the Hellenic Republic.