Laura Hyde

Dutchman’s Pipe Club in Palm Beach, Florida, is to undertake a two-hole bunker renovation on its Nicklaus Design course as well as make landscape, irrigation and drainage upgrades. Formerly known as The President Country Club and The Banyan Clay Resort & Golf, Dutchman’s Pipe opened to members in 2024 following a multimillion-dollar renovation. The scope of work for the upcoming project includes rebuilding revetted bunkers on the ninth and fifteenth to enhance playability, aesthetics...

The Port of Québec in Canada will provide visiting cruise ships with shore power at Berth 30 from 2028, as part of an almost CAD$70 million (US$49.2 million) investment to strengthen cruise infrastructure at the port. The 16-megawatt shore power facility will enable vessels to connect to the city’s hydroelectric grid while docked, which port officials hope will support lower emission operations, as well as reducing local air pollutants and noise around the port. The project is expected to...

Arctic Expedition Cruise Week will take place from 20-23 October 2026 across four interconnected events in Oslo, Norway. Attendees will have the chance to connect with cruise operators, destinations, authorities and other industry stakeholders at the ‘Meet the Destinations’ opening event at the Oslo Event Hub on 20 October. The day will also feature the event marketplace, where members and stakeholders will showcase products, services and initiatives related to Arctic expedition...

AIDA Cruises' Selection-class vessel AIDAbella spent seven weeks in dry dock at the Chantier Naval de Marseille Shipyard in France in early 2026 as part of the cruise line's refurbishment programme, AIDA Evolution, the most extensive fleet modernisation project in the company's history. Around 2,600 specialists were involved in the refit, including a team of 375 from turnkey interior outfitter MAKINEN. Onboard AIDAbella, the team refurbished over 1,000 passenger cabins and 18 suites, as...

The AI Economy Institute (AIEI) has enlisted a third cohort of researchers to further examine the adoption of AI across economies, industries and communities. Microsoft’s flagship think-tank and research group, which launched in 2025, brings together outside experts and researchers to share their insights and advance the body of knowledge on topics related to AI, work and education. The summer 2026 group, which is made up of 23 university professors and fellows from the USA, Canada,...

Norwegian Cruise Line launched its second Prima Plus-class ship, Norwegian Luna, in Italy on 10 March 2026. Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri built the 3,565-passenger ship as a sister ship to Norwegian Aqua, which debuted in April 2025. Both ships are 10 per cent larger (approximately 27 metres longer) than their Prima-class predecessors, Norwegian Prima and Norwegian Viva. “The Prima Plus class sets a new benchmark for the industry, thanks to cutting-edge design solutions and a level of...

HX Expeditions aims to make expedition cruising ‘more accessible’ with new itineraries and chartered flights. The cruise line shared the updates as it celebrated its 130th anniversary with selected partners and media representatives at the Royal Geographical Society Kensington in London, UK, on 9 July 2026. Speaking at the event, Gebhard Rainer, CEO of HX Expeditions, promised to continue supporting travel agents and the expedition cruise sector to make expedition cruising “more...

Original interior design always gives a ship or yacht a sharper identity, a stronger commercial edge and a more distinctive, memorable guest experience. It requires creative minds, but also a clear vision from the outset. When hardware and software are aligned, the result is both creatively compelling and commercially powerful, strengthening the brand and helping it stand out in an increasingly competitive market. At Tillberg Design of Sweden, we have seen the value of this in projects...

The 2026 edition of the International Association of Ports and Harbors (IAPH) World Ports Conference will take place in London, UK, from 3-6 November. The conference will bring global port leaders together with executives from shipping, policymaking, financing and technology for a programme of panels, briefings, roundtables and site visits. The event will also include a gala dinner at the Natural History Museum, which will include presenting the winners of the IAPH Sustainability...

Microsoft is expanding Azure’s AI and high-performance computing (HPC) capabilities by integrating AMD’s latest Helios AI platform and EPYC processors into its cloud infrastructure. Microsoft will deploy the Helios Rackscale platform, which combines AMD’s EPYC Venice processors with Instinct MI455X GPUs and Pensando Vulcano networking technology, to support frontier AI model inference for its customers. The jointly engineered infrastructure will power three upcoming Azure offerings:...