Richard Humphreys

Since the first industrial robot, Unimate, joined the General Motors production line in West Trenton, New Jersey, in 1961 to lift hot metal die-castings, robots have reshaped manufacturing. As well as performing tasks that would be unsafe for people, robotics has enabled businesses to make considerable gains in productivity, precision and consistency. Yet for all the progress made over the past six decades, most industrial robots have remained fundamentally constrained: rigid systems...

Celebrity Cruises relaunched Celebrity Solstice in March 2026 following a refurbishment that also included the addition of eight new experiences, including four venues new to the brand. Aquarius Interiors, which manufactures, supplies and installs bespoke curtains, blinds and soft furnishings for cruise ships, played a key role in the renovation. The company had previously worked with MJM Marine on Celebrity Silhouette but, according to Warren Offer, the company’s CEO, Solstice marked its...

Norwegian Cruise Line (NCL) has unveiled a first look of its new Great Tides Waterpark, which will open on its private island in The Bahamas, Great Stirrup Cay, on 4 September 2026. Covering nearly six acres, Great Tides will be NCL’s biggest waterpark and comprise 19 slides. “With just one month until the grand opening of Great Tides Waterpark, we’re excited to give guests a first look at what will become one of the Caribbean’s most dynamic destination experiences that can only be...

Upon landing at the new Red Sea International Airport in Saudi Arabia, my walk from plane to onward transportation took just a couple of minutes, through a Foster + Partners terminal designed to provide a tranquil and memorable travel experience more akin to a resort than airport, and where speed of transit is the primary goal. After a 20-minute drive through the desert, a 1.2-kilometre bridge comes into view, along with a first glimpse of Shura Island on the other side. The seamless...

Corsica Linea took delivery of its newest ferry, Capu Rossu, in March 2026, with the ship now operating on routes serving the French island of Corsica. The ship is named after a red granite headland that overlooks the Gulf of Porto in Corsica, and the name is intended as a tribute to the island’s strength, beauty and spirit. Capu Rossu is the operator’s first E-Flexer vessel – a standardised ro-pax design developed by Stena RoRo. The LNG-powered ro-pax ferry was built by China Merchants...

Bernardus Golf, near Cromvoirt in the Netherlands, will host the 20th edition of the Solheim Cup from 11-13 September 2026. It will be the first time a Dutch club has hosted either the Solheim or the Ryder Cup, and follows a three-year stint from 2021 to 2023 of hosting the country’s national open on the DP World Tour. The course, designed by American architect Kyle Phillips and opened in 2018, has quickly become recognised as one of Europe’s best layouts (Top100golfcourses places it at...

A new 12-hole par-three course has opened at Trump Turnberry in Scotland. The layout, called Trump’s Twelve, has holes ranging from 70 to 206 yards. Players can choose from multiple tees, with most holes featuring huge waste areas and water hazards. In a post on X, Trump Turnberry wrote: “We are excited to introduce Trump’s Twelve, a brand-new way to experience golf at Trump Turnberry… our new 12-hole par-three course adds a fresh dimension to the resort’s world class golf offering...

Great Northern is regarded as one of the top golf courses in Denmark. Located in Kerteminde, a small town on the island of Funen, some 150 kilometres west of Copenhagen, the Nicklaus Design layout at Great Northern was built to make the most of the beautiful Nordic landscape, withstand the region’s climate challenges and offer a top-class playing experience. During the course’s construction in 2016/17, around 3.4 million tons of earth was moved to create undulating terrain, wetlands and...

Golf course architect James Edwards of EDI-Golf and P Quinn Construction are undertaking a comprehensive renovation of East Brighton Golf Club on the south coast of England. In its early days, the club was known as Ovingdean GC and then Kemp Town GC, before settling on the name East Brighton GC in 1901. Originally a 12-hole layout, it was expanded to 18 in 1897, but following the acquisition of 40 acres of land, the club revised its course with help from James Braid with the new-look...

The past couple of years has marked a period of successful projects and great expansion for SMS Marine Interiors. As of April 2026, the SMS Group had a turnover of just shy of £40 million ($54.4 million), with projects completed by the marine interiors division accounting for around one-third of that total. However, the turnkey outfitter hasn’t just achieved financial success; it has received industry recognition too. At the 2025 edition of Cruise Ship Interiors Design Expo Europe, SMS...