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

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

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

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

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

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 

‘Slow steaming’ options for imports gain popularity as coronavirus lockdowns sap demand

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

Operators grapple with fierce competition in their battle to boost profits

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’

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

Deal’s architects say it will improve connectivity, choice and value, but consumers have heard that before

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

Vintage is best — chipped, stained and covered with lichen and moss

How discarded laughing-gas cylinders were used to create glitter from litter

This cornucopia of vegetation in ceramic and bronze is the apotheosis of the style

This season’s hottest trend takes in all things Japanese - from Macaque to Japandi

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

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

Nooks for books can be created anywhere in the home

Despite good musicianship from both principals, their songs make little impression

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

The American singer’s album is sexually frank, with harmonies reminiscent of Mariah Carey

A reissue of the group’s 1981 debut recalls a fecund period in Accra’s musical history

The opera singer gets to the heart of the music in tender performances

The ENO is adapting a gimmick to attract new audiences now the pandemic has hit

Singers down the years have been drawn to a mysterious track written by a man who turned his back on music

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

With summer events cancelled, the focus is on how to recoup funding and audiences

The Californian brings a melodious voice and an enticing sense of groove to her second album

The Canadian rapper’s surprise mixtape flunks out with ill-advised guest-star choices

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

The British composer interprets the Czech’s piano works with an unsentimental, sharply focused immediacy

The singer’s sandblasted baritone relates his dark autobiography with irresistible swagger

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

Indigenous protests over gas project are snarling rail traffic and hurting businesses