Together with rampant fuel prices, flight restrictions are expected to create significant increases in air freight rates

Russia's black-listing effectively means a write-off for global companies of at least €150m on delivered goods

Prices rose sharply last year for cars, fuel, food, and furniture as consumers responded to Covid lockdown with a spending splurge

Donald Trump's aggressive stance towards China created opportunities for Irish exporters to expand sales to the Chinese market and there has been no change in policy since Joe Biden was elected US president

A more sober response is needed from the EU, and lessons must be learned from the sanctions that were imposed in 2014, writes John Whelan

At the heart of today’s manufacturing challenges are rampant fuel pricing and materials shortages

The roots of the shipping crunch affecting all markets can be traced back to a chronic over-reliance on China as a manufacturing base

The rapid increase in natural gas prices dominated the headlines last week, but rising oil prices have the potential to be a much bigger worry

Long-distance shipping used to be more than 80% predictable, now there is only a one-third chance of your ship arriving on time

Exports from Ireland's computer software companies in the first half of 2021 reached record sales growth of 27% — to €78bn