Shipping still transports the vast majority of products around the world. The longer the journey the more it costs per item. But the attacks on shipping in the Red Sea by Houthi pirates means the Suez canal.  But now climate change and technology means that increasingly China is sending ships via the North Pole to Europe which takes around 20 days rather than 50 days via South Africa.  So is this the new route of choice from the Far East?  

All to discuss with Malte Humpert, is an investigative journalist for High North News and gCaptain.

Workday is a Californian software company which handles financial and HR issues using the cloud. They were voted by Fortune magazine in the Top 5 companies to work for in the US. They’re hiring 200 more people here in Ireland for their R&D division for AI and other sectors. 

Speaking to Joe this morning was Victoria MacKechnie Director of Corporate Affairs and Operations with Workday.

Friday's business news and markets with Joe Lynam and Aidan Donnelly from Davys.

Now days we do much of our shopping for cars online and some even buy the vehicle without setting foot in it.  Much of that is thanks to platforms such as Carzone or CarsIreland, all of which are owned by the Motion Group.  But in an age of improving public transport and even self-driving taxis, will selling cars become a lot less profitable than it was? 

All to discuss with Ger Toher Chief Operating Officer of Motion, the parent company behind Carzone and CarTell. 

SIRO is the broadband provider set up by Vodafone and the ESB to provide high speed internet all over the country but mainly to smaller towns and larger suburbs. It says that many companies aren't signing up to full fibre broadband as quickly as household. Meaning speeds and reliability are better when you're at home than at work. Now SIRO is launching a new broadband product specifically aimed at SMEs. All to discuss with Aoife O’Reilly, SIRO’s Head of Enterprise.

Joe Lynam takes a run through the business news pages this morning.

Calor offers bottled gas solutions as well as liquid petroleum gas for companies and home heating.  Now Calor is opening dispensing stations. These stations will include vending machines which will allow for an exchange of an empty cylinder for a new, full cylinder. Joining Joe in studio Marc Van Huet is the CFO of Calor Ireland.

Wednesday's business news review with Joe Lynam.

Foodhub is a smaller rival to Diveroo and JustEatbut. Foodhub was set up by an Albanian immigrant in England who is now moving his global HQ to Dublin. His name is Ardian Mula and he’s the Chief Executive of Foodhub. 

Last week the EU commission sided with the airlines when it said that Spain was wrong to fine airlines for charging customers to take their bags onto the plane.  It could force Madrid to repay nearly €200m to the airlines and end up in the European Court of Justice. Consumer groups aren't so happy about it and want more clarity from the Commission. Joe discusses this further with Agustín Reyna the Director General of European Consumer advocate group BEUC.