Welcome to the Shipbroker Portal

The portal provides shipbrokers with instant access to useful web resources and online tools, to help you respond even more quickly to your clients’ needs.

 

The Shipbroker portal consists of a selection of ‘gadgets’ (also known as ‘widgets’).  These are interactive mini-applications, groups of links to related websites, or RSS feeds.  You can select which gadgets appear on your personal home page, as well as adding your own gadgets.

 

You can also choose the layout, colours and titles of your gadgets, to make sure your home page is tailored especially for you.

 

Registering

In order to customize the Shipbroker Portal to suit your needs, you’ll need to register:

 

• Click on the register link at the top right of the screen
• Fill out the fields as required
• An activation email will be sent to your address confirming your login details
• Follow the link in this email and sign in using your details

NB – if you are using a shared computer, please remember to click on Log Out before you close down your computer, or other users will be able to access your information.

 

Editing My Details

Please make sure you update your registration details whenever they change:

 

• Go to the control panel
• Click on the edit my details link
• Click the update my details button

Changing the title and colours of gadgets

• Click on the Edit button at the top left of the gadget box
• Change the title text and colour as required
• Click on the Close Edit button to save your changes

Changing the layout of gadgets

• Click on the gadget box you wish to move and keep your mouse button held down
• Drag the box to the desired location – a dotted box should appear where the gadget box will go
• Let go of the mouse button and the gadget will be moved

Selecting / removing gadgets

• Go to the control panel
• Click on the add/edit gadget link
• You’ll see a list of all your gadgets

To remove a gadget, click on the remove link next to the gadget listing.  You can also remove gadgets from your home page by clicking the cross at the top right of each gadget box.

 

At the top left of the add/edit gadget page, you’ll see links to the different types of gadgets available, eg News, Tools, Weather.  To select new gadgets from these lists, click on the Add this to my home page link next to the gadget listing.

 

Adding your own gadgets

As well as selecting gadgets from our extensive lists, you can also add your own.

 

• Go to the control panel
• Click on the add/edit gadget link
• Click on the Add gadget link at the top left of the page
• Choose a title for your gadget
• Select the type of gadget you would like to add (see below)
• Choose which column you want it appear in on your home page
• Choose which position in that column it will appear in
• Click Submit

Types of gadget

Links

You’ll need the URL of the page you’d like to link to
Click on [+] add another to add another link to this gadget

 

RSS feeds

You’ll need the RSS URL (this usually end .xml)
Set the number of news stories you’d like to appear on your home page

 

HTML

These are usually mini-applications (eg Google gadgets)
You’ll need the HTML code of the gadget
NB – if hyperlinks are automatically added when you paste in the code, make sure you remove these before saving using the Remove Link button at the top right of the HTML content box

 

Clock

Select the time zone you’d like to show on your home page
Click on [+] add another to display more than one time zone

 

Weather

Select the city whose forecast you’d like to show on your home page
Click on [+] add another to display more than one city’s forecast

 

Any problems? If you are having problems using the Shipbroker Portal, first try deleting your cookies.  If this does not solve your problem, please contact us at shipbrokerportal@sdsd.com (Mon-Fri 9am – 5pm).  We will endeavour to respond within 24 hours.