How to avoid buying low quality goods from China when importing

Importing quality products from China so that you can sell them online through the various e-commerce platforms available can be profitable. However, your profit margins can be affected when you buy low quality goods from China. Although an e-commerce business is...

The biggest and busiest ports in Africa

Kenya and Tanzania have long competed to have the bragging rights for the biggest and most important ports in East Africa. With the Kenyan government currently finish up a huge new port in Lamu while the Tanzania authorities develop one in Bagamoyo, the competition...

Important questions that your freight broker should ask you

Selecting the right freight broker to entrust the movement of your goods with is pertinent if you are to have a pleasant shipping experience. As such, going for the right freight broker is just as important as choosing your lawyer or an accountant for your business. A...

Adventures of My Trans-Atlantic Tour [Part One]

Coming to America… This is Part One of a three-part blog post.  The 80s romance-comedy ‘Coming to America’ is a classic favourite for movie aficionados. It is highly unlikely that those who were born in the era of VCDs, DVDs, flash disks and most recently Cloud...