Guice Offshore (GO), widely considered to be the U.S. flag leader in operating dynamically positioned mini supply and medium-sized multi-purpose vessels in the specialty market, is hiring mariners across the maritime jobs spectrum of duty, from captains to engineers and ordinary seamen. We’re recruiting mariners for locations nationwide, especially for the following maritime jobs: 100-GRT...Read More

What if offshore wind turbines could work in concert, like musicians in an orchestra?  The U.S. Department of Energy Wind Energy Technologies Office recently reported on a project taking shape that could do just that.  As momentum for clean energy and offshore wind continues to build across the United States, new U.S. Department of Energy...Read More

Above:  Aerial view of Government Point, located within Point Conception State Marine Reserve and Chumash Heritage National Marine Sanctuary. This marine protected area contains kelp forests, surfgrass beds, and rocky reefs surrounded by sandy seafloor. It also hosts an abundance of diverse fish, invertebrates, birds, and marine mammals. (Image credit: NOAA)   The National Oceanic...Read More

Destin-Fort Walton Beach, Florida, and the SS United States Conservancy announced early in October 2024 that the Okaloosa County Board of County Commissioners has approved a contingent contract to acquire the SS United States that could see the historic ocean liner converted into the world’s largest artificial reef. Part of the deal would also include...Read More

If you’re in the market to charter an offshore supply vessel for a specialty ocean marine job, offshore engineering, aerospace or oceanographic mission, chances are you’re already highly informed on how you need it equipped to get the job done.  For starters, that always includes making sure your vessel meets stringent Coast Guard and ABS...Read More

Atlantic Shores Projects 1 and 2 Construction and Operations Plans Get the Federal Green Light Atlantic Shores Offshore Wind (Atlantic Shores) announced on October 1, 2024 that it has received Construction and Operations Plan (COP) approvals from the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) for its Atlantic Shores Projects 1 and 2, which combined will generate...Read More

Global maritime community marks 50 years of SOLAS, the international ship safety treaty.  World Maritime Day on September 26, 2024 highlights the importance of safety at sea in an era of significant transformations and new risks.   Fifty years since the adoption of the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS) – the...Read More

The Space Perspective test flight on September 15, 2024 marks milestones in space tourism with first-of-their-kind innovations in marine spaceport technology, spacecraft design and flight safety Space Perspective, the world’s first carbon-neutral spaceflight experience company, has successfully completed a full flight profile of its uncrewed Spaceship Neptune-Excelsior, the fully-operational test vehicle of the spaceship that...Read More

The Department of the Interior (DOI) announced during September 2024 that it will hold an offshore wind energy lease sale on Octobert 29, 2024, for eight areas on the Outer Continental Shelf off Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Maine.  If fully developed, these areas have a potential capacity of approximately 13 gigawatts of clean offshore wind...Read More

As America’s independent federal agency responsible for regulating the U.S. international ocean transportation system for the benefit of U.S. exporters, importers, and the U.S. consumer, the Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) deals with substantial volumes of documentation in which its official seal could be misused or misrepresented. To protect the public from related fraud, The Commission...Read More