Digital shipping platforms have made it easier to find vessels, monitor ports, and obtain market information. However, access to more data does not automatically reduce the risks associated with a bulk cargo shipment. The value lies in knowing which information to examine, how to compare different sources, and when to question what appears on the screen.
Before an exporter, importer or commodity trader commits cargo to a vessel, several digital checks can identify potential technical, operational and commercial problems. These checks do not replace professional judgment, direct communication with the parties or careful review of the charter party. They provide an essential first layer of verification and help charterers ask the right questions before making an expensive commitment.
The following seven...
Mobile-first shopping habits have opened the door to a category of apps that didn't really exist a decade ago: tools built specifically to help people find and compare ongoing retail promotions, rather than a specific product. As smartphone penetration keeps growing across emerging markets, this category is becoming a normal part of how people plan everyday purchases.
Why deal-aggregator apps are growing globally
Retailers everywhere run promotional cycles — weekly discounts, seasonal clearances, loyalty offers — but they typically communicate these through their own separate channels: an in-store flyer, a branded app, a loyalty-program notification.
For a shopper who wants to compare more than one retailer at once, this means juggling several apps or checking several physical flyers, which most people simply...
The upgraded technology has become a boon for students in keeping up with their studies. We have advanced so much in science and technology that for every problem of ours the internet has the solution. There is no defined mantra to become a successful student but one can always excel in studies if consistent and sincere.
We as students undergo so much of stress to score well, get top ranks, and be in the good books of our teachers. The ultimate peer pressure and the expectations hanging around at times disturb us. Instead of the get going attitude we miserably...
English is one of the most widely spoken languages in the world. It has now become the preferred language for both personal communication and business purposes. But for many people, learning this language is a challenge.
English seems to be a very difficult language to master with all its irregularities, exceptions and rules. However, in reality, it is a very peculiar language. With the right strategy and resources, you can easily master the language all by yourself.
You just need to remember that it requires practice to hone any skill, and this is what you need to do while learning this...
The main consequence of electricity theft are widespread power outages. Also, electric utility companies across Nigeria struggle with illegal connections to the power grid that generate huge losses and are a hazard for locals. GIS Cloud a startup from Europe is joining the fight to help mitigate this problem.
The Enugu Electricity Distribution Company utilized their GIS solution to map the entire distribution network and enumerate customers, an important step in tackling the rampant electricity theft in Nigeria.
Complex Distribution Network
The electricity distribution system comprises of kilometers of power lines connecting the end users to the substation. Without the network being...
Good businesses are built on sales. Great businesses are made of relationships. This is an untold tenet of any successful business. Every business strives to generate profits. But, those businesses which go beyond the notion of profits and make their customers feel valued are the ones that truly make a dent in the Universe.
We are living in a time where customer-centricity has become the mantra of every business imaginable. Unlike the early days of Industrial Revolution, today customer is the epicentre of every major business decision. From timing the release of a product to structuring the after sales process,...
Today there is a near continuous need for companies to keep repositioning themselves and re-work their strategies in the pursuit of success. According to PWC’s 2023 CEO Survey, nearly a half of CEOs believe that technology disruptors like AI, the metaverse, and Blockchain will impact business profitability in the next 10 years. However, this desire for innovation and growth is often easier said than done.
Striving to identify new areas of growth, fresh opportunities and establish plans for long-term success, can be a tricky proposition for both new and established organisations, and that is before a company considers its competition.
There...
Losing a smartphone either to theft, mishandling, or any other mishap can be a really horrible experience. Normally, the next step to take after the occurrence of a smartphone loss is to try to recover the device, before replacement comes to mind — i.e when recovery fails.
The actions below are some of the best things we think you should do swiftly as soon as you discover your device has gone missing.
1. Track or Locate the Device
The first advised step is to determine where you device is. This will help tell if your phone was stolen or mislaid, or you...
Losing sight of ones smartphone (or any important gadget) can easily be tagged as one of the most frustrating and annoying thing that can happen to an individual in this age.
In that time and moment, different thoughts and possibilities are quick to run through one's mind: was it stolen? or you laid it somewhere you can't remember?
Or wait, could someone have taken it? Or is it your friends playing pranks on you? etc.
These thoughts (now accompanied by an increased level of worry and...yes, frustration) sure won't cease till you find that goddamn smartphone. Well, recovering a missing smartphone is...
Smartphone theft is one event every smartphone user may have experienced one time or another. I personally have had my smartphone stolen once and forgot another in a bus I hailed... and it remains an unforgettable experience.
Aside from losing the monetary investment made on the smartphone, invaluable (and irreplaceable) documents, contacts, message history, memories captured in photos, videos, and another multimedia formats will also be lost.
Installing some tracking and monitoring applications beforehand on either your Android or iOS smartphone is an effective way to easily recover your device in the case of theft or mislaid. However, what if you...
Are you inspired by tech or curious as to how some things are built or work? You see building stuff and solving problems as fun? Do you have that particular application on your Android smartphone you wish you could build? Or does your best friend or colleague build super cool apps and you just wish you could be like him/her? And worse, he or she or anybody else do not have the time to teach you.
If you answered ‘Yes’ to more than one of the above questions (particularly the 3rd question), then I’d say you should worry no more....
Do you want to learn photography and don't know where to start? You can start online as there are online courses to learn photography online for beginners.
So you have a new (or old) camera lying around somewhere in your home, or you have one stick somewhere (you can't even remember) in some corner of your bedroom?
Or perhaps you got one from your uncle as a birthday or graduation gift...but you don't know how to use it — there are just too many buttons and parts that do a whole bunch of things you don't know.
Well, I guess it is...
Are you looking for a reliable hosting solution to test out your ideas? In case you don’t want to make a huge investment in hosting because you are still in testing mode, free web hosting can be a good option for you. With free hosting, you can enter the online world harmlessly.
When it comes to free hosting, there are plenty of options available in the market. If you've already searched for ‘free web hosting’ in Google Search, then most probably you would have come across the name 000webhost.
It is the name that is catching everyone’s eye as it claims...
There are so many different kinds of marketing these days, one can barely keep up. After considering the popular ones, such as digital marketing and social media marketing, as well as content marketing, location-based marketing (or Geolocation Marketing) is yet another important option to look at.
I have seen a lot of marketers do location-based marketing and not know that’s what they are involved in. Other times, marketers don’t know what they are missing out on by not leveraging this approach.
Being one genre of marketing that can be extended to location-based digital marketing and even location-based social media marketing, here’s...
Is Spectrum Charter Cable the Best of All in 2018?
What sort of internet or cable you get - relies chiefly on the area you’re currently residing in? Do you have access to Charter Cable or not? Possibly, you may not have as many choices, and you are coerced to pick what might come in handy. Or you might be the lucky one to have lots of alternative options open, Spectrum too.
Here comes another dilemma, confusion arise when you have to choose one out of all available options. Choose Charter Cable or other services? Why Spectrum? You might be wondering...
Using WhatsApp for marketing is something that has not crossed the minds of many digital marketers. Of all the social media outlets out there, they seem to overlook this one because it’s a chat zone.
If you are one of such marketers, what you are not considering is the fact that WhatsApp has now grown to about 2.3 billion daily users. With the introduction of the new Status feature, the platform now sees no less than 1.5 billion people visit the updates tab daily.
That is even more than Snapchat can boast of!
Using WhatsApp for marketing purposes has started looking like...
There are millions of companies in the world, both small startups and global industries that have a reach all over the globe. Although still kept as separate entities, it is not unusual for larger companies to buy the smaller ones, which can be hugely advantageous for both parties involved.
Google is an example of one of these business giants. On average, they buy a company every 2 weeks, and these decisions are not always financial. The world looks a lot smaller when you start looking at it like this, with many industries linked together under the large umbrella of the...
In our Email Marketing for Beginners, we listed a couple of basic steps, do's, why's, and what's about email marketing. Once you understand the concept, the next logical step is how to implement it for your business. Finding a suitable service provider that fits perfectly with your business or personal plan can be challenging. This is why we are here to share some of the best email marketing platforms you can consider in 2026.
The importance of choosing the right email marketing platform or provider cannot be overstated. I mean, there are a ton of them out there, and choosing...
As someone who owns, runs, or manages a (big or small) business, the goal every now and then usually revolves around reaching as many people as possible, attracting new customers (while servicing the old ones), outdoing competitors, making more profit, etc. Email marketing is a great way to discover new leads and nurture existing ones.
To achieve this, a lot of effort has to be put into getting the business or brand in the eyes (and heart) of as many people as possible.
Businesses can be promoted and marketed in a number of ways, especially digitally: Social Media Marketing, Email marketing,...
Almost every person on this planet owns a cell phone, and it is believed that by 2029, over 8 billion people will have smartphones, which is somewhat good news for advertisers and marketers out there because they will be able to target their audience through geolocation.
Everyone having a smartphone means that everyone will have the geolocation feature in their phones, and this is a very big opportunity for marketers out there to target their customers. Geolocation trend became big in 2016 when Pokémon Go came out.
The game basically operated with the geolocation feature on smartphones. The game was...
The western world developed much faster than the rest of the planet. That saw a lot of technological advancements that was lost on the other parts of the world. With the advent of the internet though, that gap was bridged in some ways.
Then, a new problem arose – transacting financially, and doing so seamlessly.
Even though there are a lot of payment gateways (PayPal, Skrill, Neteller et al), only a few of them could be used by those on the other end of the seas from the founding countries.
Falling into that category a lot, the launch of Paystack came to...
Kodi is a free and open-source media streaming application software. It is available for all types of operating systems such as Windows, MAC, etc. Nowadays, Kodi has become very popular due to its add-ons. These Kodi add-ons are used for watching Movies, TV Shows, and some other entertainment stuff.
There are tons of Sports add-ons available on Kodi. But the major problem is some of them are not working properly. We don’t know which add-ons are working correctly and which add-ons are not working very well.
Here we have listed the Top best Kodi addons for Sports. The following add-ons are...
DStv is a leading Digital Satellite TV and streaming service from Multichoice (a Canal+ Company) in Nigeria and across Africa. The service offers direct-to-home...
Today, most leading newspapers in Nigeria have online editions. This means you can read the latest news from major Nigerian newspapers online for free....
