Rebecca Gibson

The energy industry must achieve net-zero emissions by 2050 despite demand continuing to ramp up. Sector leaders are partnering to build a resilient and agile power infrastructure

Emergency 9 Golf has created a masterplan for the historical renovation of North Hills Country Club in Menomonee Falls near Milwaukee, Wisconsin.The design firm referenced historical photographs and a letter about the seventh hole written by AW Tillinghast (during his time consulting for the PGA of America) while developing plans for the course, which was originally designed by John Barr and built by Pioneer Golf & Landscape in 1928.The first phase will involve tee work,...

Hexagon’s Asset Lifecycle Intelligence division is now hosting its HxGN SDx2 solution on Microsoft Azure to provide industrial organisations with the real-time, artificial intelligence-powered data they need to improve project, asset and facility management.First released in July 2024, HxGN SDx2 is a multi-tenant, cloud-native, software-as-a-service solution that captures engineering and operational data to create a digital twin. It provides industrial organisations with real-time...

Carnival Corporation has named new presidents for three of its nine brands – Princess Cruises, Holland America Line and Seabourn.Gus Antorcha, who has been president of Holland America Line since 2020, will move to the same role at Princess Cruises on 2 December 2024. He will oversee all operational aspects of brand, which has 16 ships and sails over 1.7 million guests to more than 330 destinations globally each year. He will replace John Padgett, who will leave the business in...

Cunard is to carry out an “era-defining” refurbishment of Queen Elizabeth ahead of its inaugural Caribbean and Alaska seasons in 2025.The 2,000-guest ship will be renovated at Seatrium’s Admiralty Yard in Singapore between 25 February and 13 March 2025. Cunard will update the ship’s exterior and interiors in signature spaces, such as the Garden Lounge and Panorama Pool Club.The Queens Room will be refreshed with a new dancefloor, furniture and soft...

Famed as the ‘Little Italy’ of San Francisco, USA, North Beach is a lively destination offering multiple gastronomic, historic and cultural attractions for residents and visitors to explore – if they can find a space to park their car.“Parking at North Beach is a nightmare,” says Damian Black, chief product and technology officer at Anywhere365. “There aren’t enough parking spaces, so everyone drives around in circles and you get...

British brand Ambassador Cruise Line is to merge with French cruise operator Compagnie Française de Croisières (CFC) and form the Ambassador Group, a “leading European premium affordable value cruise line” targeted at the “no-fly silver market”.Ambassador Group will operate a fleet of three small to mid-sized vessels, including Ambassador’s 1,400-guest Ambience and 1,20o-passenger Ambition and CFC’s 1,200-guest Renaissance, which has recently undergone...

What makes a port popular with both cruise lines and its guests? Typically, cruise lines look for ports offering well-equipped infrastructure, accessible facilities, professional logistics services, and proximity to attractions and shore excursion options to suit all passenger preferences.Meanwhile, guests want to pass through ports quickly during both turnaround and transit calls, says Hugues Lamy, port operations director at Swan Hellenic. “Plus, they expect smooth...

Damen Shipyards has delivered Germany’s first all-electric catamaran (E-Kat) ferry to operator AG Reederei Norden-Frisia.Constructed at Damen’s shipyards in both Poland and the Netherlands, the 150-passenger E-Kat has an aluminium superstructure and twin hulls with a 1.2 metre draft to ensure it is lightweight and able to operate in the shallow waterways between Norddeich and Norderney on the East Frisian Wadden Sea.The 32-metre vessel is driven by two propellers, each...