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On August 19, 2024, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) announced that America’s first floating offshore wind energy research lease will be in Maine. The lease area covers a little under 15,000 acres located 28 nautical miles offshore Maine...Read More

Great news for active members of the United States uniformed services! As of November 4, 2024, you’ll be exempt from paying Merchant Mariner Credential (MMC) fees for: the evaluation of an MMC application the administration of an examination required for...Read More

Show the world what the ocean and Great Lakes mean to you. Enter the National Marine Sanctuaries Photo Contest through September 2, 2024 (Labor Day weekend)! In celebration of national Get Into Your Sanctuary activities (explained below), NOAA’s Office of National Marine...Read More

During late July, the federal government advanced a new offshore wind project in the Gulf of America, while delaying an auction that was set to occur just one year after the region’s first lease sale in 2023.  The Bureau of...Read More

During early July 2024, the American Petroleum Institute (API) released the first edition of API Recommended Practice 75W (API RP 75W), Safety and Environmental Management System for Offshore Wind Operations and Assets.  This landmark standard leverages API’s extensive experience with offshore...Read More

Join NOAA for a series of GeoXO events beginning July 29, 2024 HERE. Successfully launched from Kennedy Space Center on June 25, 2024, NASA’s GOES-U is the fourth and final satellite in the Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellites (GOES) – R...Read More

We’ve known for years that the United States is an ocean nation with a growing “Blue Economy,” but did you know there’s now a “New Blue Economy?” Coastal communities in the U.S. are home to over 127 million people, 40%...Read More

Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA), responsible for the acquisition, construction, maintenance, and inactivation of ships, submarines, and combat systems for the U.S. Navy, celebrated its 50th anniversary on July 1, 2024. As the largest of the Navy’s six system commands,...Read More

Photo:  Guice Offshore naval architects Asa Moss (standing) and Rob Allums (seated).   Meet Naval Architect Rob Allums, Guice Offshore’s new Director of Technical Services, whose addition strengthens Guice Offshore’s specialty maritime engineering and consulting services across various industries, including...Read More