Executive elevated from interim role after six month search process

Container ships may shrink in size if manufacturing moves closer to its markets. The FT's Robert Wright explores

Robotics likely to cause less long-distance offshoring and curb demand for huge vessels

Brussels opens in-depth investigation into Hyundai Heavy and Daewoo Shipbuilding merger

Anti-bribery prosecutors say actions concern the securing of shipping contracts

World’s largest container shipping group may use strengthened balance sheet to swoop

Regulations are dripping with good intentions but come at a cost

China shutdown leaves crews stuck at sea, shipyards deserted and shipowners hunting for work

Premium offered for shares as group seeks to pay back debt owed by its parent company

Investors should welcome the chance to bail out for a 29% premium to Friday’s $13 undisturbed closing price

Danish shipping group hit by ‘very, very weak February’ but hopes for rebound in April

French transport group says factories coming back online but investors bet company will default

China’s exports show signs of recovery but demand falters in US and Europe

Cost of hiring a very large crude carrier rises past $200,000/day

The collapse in the price of the black stuff is proving a boon for ship owners

Trade union issues warning as coronavirus fears leave 11,000 crew members stranded at sea 

Appointment comes as tension rises over government decision to restrict 5G rollout

Subsidies and freebies to retain cash-strapped users add to sector’s financial burden

Postponement comes as Swedish group wins 5G core contract after Chinese rival blocked on security concerns 

US telecoms group tries on virtual meeting service for size as demand soars during lockdowns 

Chief of French state-backed company said decision was made with ‘heavy heart’

Social media giant eyes new audience in India but deal may not leave it with much to take home

Combining Virgin Media and O2 would reshape British telecoms market

Liberty Global’s buccaneering owner sets his sights on Telefonica’s O2

UK telecoms group warns shareholders over lower payouts in future as it focuses on broadband network upgrade

US car rental group backed by billionaire Carl Icahn extends crucial payment deadline

After lockdown, start-ups will need to work with city authorities to keep cars off the roads

Municipal authorities encourage cycling amid fears networks cannot cope with social distancing

Group’s losses hit almost $3bn as consumers travel less but order more food delivery

Lockdown videos give us a new way to judge character

From greenhouses to screenhouses, these properties will make your green fingers twitch

It offers a way to avoid mortgage debt and landlord enrichment — and live a scaled-back life

Humble, grand or fanciful — these designs have serious bed cred

Coronavirus puts into perspective the cult of perfection in interior design

Running downstairs is b-o-r-i-n-g when you can slide or use a fireman’s pole instead

Style options distilled from a confluence of African, Arab and Mediterranean cultures

There’s more to the Swedish interiors giant than Billy bookcases

Warmly burnished and gently cryptic, this is easy listening at its most enjoyable

New album channels protest music and social comment through Delta blues mythology and psych-rock

Eric Clapton’s collaborator Duane Allman helped transform the song into a bravura rock showpiece

A star-studded cast sang from their own homes in the New York opera house’s four-hour show

Subscriber numbers surge to 130m as listeners turn to tunes in a crisis

Brian Christinzio’s vocals have the singsong flow of Brian Wilson

Brooding subject matter meets richly detailed music in the British rapper’s fifth album

The annual parade of work by living composers went online, performed from living rooms

Artists such as Travis Scott and Charli XCX are appearing in digital form, watched by audiences of avatars

With swaggering reggae beats to modern Maghrebi, the near-original line-up reunites for a new studio album

Jazz, folk and classical influences merge as the pianist revisits traditional music collected by the Hungarian composer

Analysis shows Bame groups exposed to greater socio-economic and work risks

Nintendo super smashes it, Peloton powers ahead, Sonos Arc