Logistics is a prominent business sector that gains prolific profits. While considering the business hike of Oman, logistics play a vital role in fostering the country’s economy. The geographical peculiarities of Oman stimulate the smooth running of the logistics business. The extensive coastlines and the location of Oman stand out as an adequate destination for shipments and transportation. Oman became a bridge between Asia, the Indian Subcontinent, and the Arab world and fixes the active movement of trade between these countries.

While tracing the historical phase of Oman, the Sultanate of Oman gave priority to trade and exploration. From ancient times Oman has had a stronger association with the United Kingdom and still, it continues. With the aid of the United Kingdom, the late Majesty Sultan Qaboos Bin Said Bin Taimur Al Said enthroned into power in the 1970s, and later it was succeeded to his successor Majesty Sultan Haitham bin Tariq Al Said. Back from the ancient time the commercial interest of the UK was rooted in Oman, particularly oil and gas. The growth of GDP witnessed immense broadening during this time by the active exchange of petroleum products, gas products(Khazzan). The ties between these two countries become stronger and healthier by the influence of the ruling regime of Oman. 

For stabilizing and escalating the economy of Oman, the Sultanate emphasized the logistics sector. They provide huge investments in the logistics industry and they tried to mold Oman as the hub of the logistics sector. According to the report of the Central Bank of Oman, the logistics sector is traced as the major contributor to the country’s total GDP (4%). By the investing of local and foreign investors and competitions between logistics companies turned Oman into the hub of logistics. The mission of the country (logistic mission 2040) is to open thousands of job vacancies in logistic services and to grade up the economy. After hydrocarbons logistics became the second benefactor of Oman’s wealth.

By the initiation of ICV or In-Country Value program, the Omani government promotes the blooming and expansion of small scale business or Small Medium Enterprises (SME).

Through nourishing SMEs the government can attain the goal of creating jobs, stimulating skills, and empower local distributors for the roundabout progress of the local economy of the country. The ICV is the total spend held in-country for the upliftment of business, investing in human resources, and nourishing the economy of Oman.

For supporting Oman’s local SMEs and business, international companies particularly UK-based companies show priorities to blend with the opportunities that arise from SMEs. A major share of the projects and contracts are dispersed to SMEs, especially to logistics and chain supply management systems.

Oman witnessed the growth and development of Omani SMEs logistics companies that effectively handle end to end logistics and supply demands of customers. With highly equipped infrastructure and skilled employees, the Omani logistics providers are excelled in their field. Most of the (SME) logistics companies in Oman can provide all the necessities to their client with customer retention. Cheap expenditure and cost-effective features, flexible and timely deliveries, tailor-made solutions, and service make the considerable growth of the logistics sector. SMEs rooted their presence in the world markets by cooperating with foreign companies, through swift responses and direct responsibility. Altogether logistics SMEs are perfectly relevant and pertinent for meeting any customer need, with skillful approaches and experience to handle distribution of packages, Customs clearance and transiting of bulk, oversized cargoes.

ALSI for Marine Services LLC is one such Omani SME logistics company offering customs clearance and logistics services. As an all-around service provisioner, ALSI extends services including Customs clearance of all major airports, borders, and seaports of UAE and Oman. ALSI stands with customers for aiding all kinds of local, domestic, and international logistics by air, sea and road freight. Gathered by a team of skilled professionals with more than 15 years of industry experience permit ALSI to be part of domestic and international exporters and importers with freight shipments.

ALSI was instituted by Mr. Salim Ahmed Mohammed Al Badi in 2008 and only provide Customs clearance services at initials, but after years ALSI evolved as an established end to end logistics service and solution provider. The company engraved its virtuous experience by extending flexible, reliable, and cost-effective domestic and international logistics services, and always stand with clients’ needs and customer retention. In recent times the client base of the company is significantly flourished because of the worthwhile customer service, competitive pricing, and individualized connection with each client. ALSI’s goal is to be a holistic solution for the logistics sector by providing door to door service, risky cargo, or even a time-constrained shipment- ALSI will provide effective service and an effortless shipping experience.

The entrepreneur is mainly known in Russia and all over the world as the founder of Vesta LLC, one of the largest Russian companies importing sanitary engineering and its components. But he also owns several subsidiaries, and Valtecб the separate sanitary products brand which includes a full production cycle and quality control testing lab.

Pavel Eduardovich Melnikov registered in Russian state-owned organization ROSPATENT over 100 patents; at least two branches of his business empire consistently remain the absolute leaders in commodity turnover over the last few decades. But how exactly did he manage to reach such success, especially in a very specific area of sanitary engineering producing and sailing?

The beginning of his life and business path

Pavel Melnikov was born in St. Petersburg (former Leningrad city) on August 7, 1964, and graduated with honors from the Leningrad Electrotechnical College in 1983, where he got a specialty on electrical equipment for industrial enterprises and units. After two years of compulsory military service, he entered the Leningrad Mechanical Institute (now it is called the Baltic State Technical University «VOENMEH» named after D.F. Ustinov) specializing in the radio-electronic devices, and graduated from there with honors degree too in 1989.

His first job was the position of computing machines electrician at Burevestnik Research and Production Enterprise. Then he was a dispatcher in a house-building industrial company in his hometown. During this period, Melnikov at first came up with idea to go into the private business in plumbing repair sector. That’s how Vesta LLC was born. Later, he opened Dedal Company JSC, an even bigger company with the same specialization.

But the real success came to Pavel Eduardovich Melnikov only after creating the Valtec trademark, as it was almost completely based on his own innovations and inventions. This brand brilliantly coped with the task of reconciling the peculiarities of sanitary engineering products made abroad with domestic conditions of their use.

Pavel Eduardovich Melnikov and His biggest victories

One of Melnikov’s companies, NovaTerm LLC was created to adjust communications between his local business and Italian manufacturers of heating equipment that he supplied to the Russian market. Over time, it has grown to one of the largest importers of sanitary products from around the world to the Russian Federation. Now, his business is represented throughout Russia, especially in St. Petersburg (which is naturally) and Moscow regions (that’s a new field he won from competitors).

All the products his companies produce are properly licensed and tested for quality in Melnikov’s own testing lab. He makes regular and generous investment in commercial real estate building in St. Petersburg. Plus, he actively develops completely new for his business empire production sites in Serbia, not to mention his participation in operation and development of several plants in China producing sanitary engineering products and components.

There are few things that can affect your brand as much as dealing with a major security breach. Having to contact your clients to inform them that their information has been compromised will be all it takes for them to decide not to work with you. You may also be open to lawsuits, which is why having a secure website should be a priority and something you always pay attention to. Let’s take a look at a few ways that you can make your business website as secure as possible.

Choose the Right Platform

If this is an eCommerce website, the platform you choose will make a big difference. Sure, you can always use WordPress, but it isn’t the best option if you want to handle transactions and customer information safely. If you want to sell products, then use an eCommerce platform. Also, make sure that it has a solid reputation for security. Magento and Shopify are two of the best in that category, so if you were looking for a safe and stable platform, you should give both of these a try.

Find Safe Web Hosting

If you want to self-host your website, you have to make sure that the host you pick offers good security. Don’t make the mistake of going for the absolute cheapest option. You want to go with a hosting service that can protect their servers from attacks. Also, look for those who offer additional perks like SSL encryption.

Having SSL will ensure that the connection between your customers’ devices and your website is secure. This is essential for transactional sites, but all websites can benefit from using it, as it can protect your site from data theft and make it less vulnerable to viruses.

Have a Clear Privacy Policy

You need to make sure that you handle your customers’ information correctly and that you have a clear privacy policy on your website. You don’t have to pay someone to create one for you, however. There are many privacy policy generators that you can use. Find a great one for your business, and you could have a perfect privacy policy for your website in minutes.

Be Careful with Passwords

You also have to make sure that you use your passwords wisely and that they’re secure. This is especially important to those of you who are using WordPress due to its one-tiered identification system. 

Hackers use software that can analyze thousands of different password variations in seconds, so don’t make things easy for them. You want to make sure that your passwords are at least 12 characters long and include one number and a symbol. You can use symbols to mimic letters; for example, you could use @ instead of A or a hashtag instead of an H. Make sure that you change your password for every account and database. You don’t want hackers to be able to access everything with just one cracked password.

Be Careful with Plugins

This is again very important for those who will be using WordPress. Add-ons are one of the most common entryways through which hackers or malicious programs can attack your website. So, before you use a plugin, you have to do your research.

Check what people have had to say about it, as well as the number of downloads and the reviews. You should also pay special attention to when was the last time it was updated. If a site has been neglected for a while, this may be a sign that some vulnerabilities haven’t been patched. And you better believe that someone will take advantage of this if given a chance. So, make sure that your plugins are current and updated often.

As you can see, securing your website doesn’t have to be so complicated after all. Making sure that you host it correctly and take the steps to make sure that your customers’ data is protected are the most important steps, but you have to regularly monitor your website and make adjustments so you can constantly improve its security.