Now that offshore wind leaseholders are commencing work on building their actual wind energy turbine platforms and ancillary structures, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) issued proposed guidelines clarifying requirements that lessees must include in every construction and operation plan before BOEM begins its formal environmental and technical reviews. To help increase transparency and...Read More

With dramatic technology advancements in subsea robotics, materials and guidance systems—the key components of underwater and submersible vehicles—mankind’s ability to explore deep water has greatly expanded in recent years.     On average, the ocean’s depth is over two miles, with most of that space shrouded in extreme cold, darkness and crushing pressure.  Venturing into tough conditions like...Read More

First established by Executive Order in 2018 and codified into law by the 2021 National Defense Authorization Act in order to coordinate Federal actions on ocean-related matters, America’s Ocean Policy Committee (OPC) helps set ocean-related policy by balancing sustainable development of our seas with conservation and conscious stewardship.   Co-chaired by the Director of the Office of Science...Read More

On Oct. 18, 2022, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) announced the first-ever offshore wind lease sale on America’s west coast and the first-ever U.S. sale to support potential commercial-scale floating offshore wind energy development.  The lease sale takes place on Dec. 6, 2022 for areas on the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) off central...Read More

Newly outfitted with modernized maritime technology, dual Subchapter L & I status and inducted into our fleet with “GO” names and sparkling dark green and white colors, the newest Guice Offshore vessels we acquired earlier this year are already hard at work, as well as turning heads with their sleek, powerful looks, immaculate decks and...Read More

  Guice Offshore once again teamed up with the Coastal Conservation Association and the John Michael Baker Memorial Foundation to help John’s mother place his ashes in a specially designed artificial reef ball that would protect her son’s memory for all time. Headed out to John’s reef together with our partners at Global SubDive on...Read More

Learn About Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) Program Executive Office Integrated Warfare Systems (PEO IWS) Join Guice Offshore (GO) and mark your calendars for the Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) Program Executive Office Integrated Warfare Systems (PEO IWS) January 2023 “Industry Day” featuring a robust all-day schedule for those seeking to do business with NAVSEA. ...Read More

Guice Offshore welcomes you to join the International Maritime Organization (IMO) and United Nations in celebrating World Maritime Day today, September 29, 2022! The International Maritime Organization is shining a spotlight on the role of emerging technologies to support a green transition of the maritime sector into a sustainable future.  During the World Maritime Day...Read More

While most of America’s offshore wind energy development to date has involved conventional turbines that are secured directly to the sea floor in shallow waters near the East Coast and the Gulf of Mexico, the deep-water areas further out in the ocean are actually home to two-thirds of America’s floating offshore wind energy potential, including...Read More

To get complete instructions on how to submit your comments, click here.  WIGs are Coming!  What’s a WIG?  Hint—if you work in the maritime industry, it’s NOT something you wear on your head! As defined by federal law 46 U.S.C. 2101(54), a “Wing In Ground” (WIG) craft is “ . . . a vessel that is capable of...Read More