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

Warnings of disruptions heighten focus on China’s outsized role in global sourcing

Baltic Dry index shows two-thirds drop in vessel leasing rates since start of December

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

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

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

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

Regulations are dripping with good intentions but come at a cost

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

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

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

MSC joins ranking dominated by coal power in sign of uneven climate clampdown

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

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

The IMO energy transition, with its clear date and standards, provides valuable lessons

World’s fleet under renewed pressure to clean up its act and curb greenhouse gases

Recruiters scrambling to adapt as companies put expansion plans on ice 

Placement follows warning that virus had caused “material deceleration” in business

Executive elevated from interim role after six month search process

The number of people hired doubled between 2017 and 2020

Profits also dented by strikes in France, UK election and Australian bushfires

The office is evolving, but are we more productive? We look at what motivates employees and how leaders get things done. Plus: canteens get a refresh, hiring by algorithm, future-proofed corporate culture, and gig work shakes up white-collar jobs

Pharma company’s use of algorithms marks fast-growing trend in big digitally-savvy markets including India

Stefan Bomhard joins tobacco group from car dealer Inchcape

Managers matter but it is hard to gauge what individuals contribute

Tight labour market gives job candidates more power in recruitment process

Employers focus on better ways to hire wider range of people

Resist the temptation to rely on networks. Plus: practical tips for recruiters

Wearable tech will measure workers’ true productivity, supercharging capitalism

Critics of AI platforms doubt whether they eliminate human interviewers’ prejudices

PageGroup and Robert Walters cite Brexit, Sino-US trade war and Hong Kong protests

News of chief executive’s departure highlights problems the tobacco group faces

Ross McEwan to step down from top job at end of October

Making it very hard to leave a company sends a worrying signal to potential recruits

Asset management leadership also changed in reshuffle at Swiss lender

Although the recruiter is resilient to downturns, it is not immune to them

Successful leadership depends on context, collaboration and character

International financial support at risk as leading figures fight over economic crisis

Tala al-Jabri is among a rising number of female professionals in the kingdom

Pompeo insists Washington is still participant of accord despite 2018 withdrawal

Kingdom battles to protect economy in face of oil rout and fallout from pandemic

Demonstrators defy coronavirus lockdown and set fire to banks amid mounting currency crisis and joblessness

Killings in Dera’a province are testing Syrian leader’s alliance with Russia

Finance minister says QIA aims to identify opportunities as asset prices plunge

HC-One says rising costs and lower occupancy rates are putting strain on finances 

Excess body fat seems to matter more than heart or lung disease, or smoking, when it comes to catching the virus

Routine operations ban to be eased but capacity to handle virus resurgence will remain

Indian entrepreneur claims a small group of executives were involved at the hospital group

Studies focus on Bame groups who are over-represented in Covid-19 cases

Hospital changes and deployment of medical staff to provide specialist care pays off