On August 28, 2023, the U.S. Department of Commerce and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) announced the availability of up to $28 million across two funding opportunities to address marine debris throughout the coastal U.S., Great Lakes, territories and Freely Associated States. These two Fiscal Year 2024 funding opportunities are part of NOAA’s Climate-Ready...Read More

Every September marks National Preparedness Month–the annual recognition to remind every American how important it is for individuals, families, businesses and communities to prepare for disasters and emergencies that can happen at any time.  At Guice Offshore, our motto is always “GO Safely,” which represents our internal commitment of choosing to follow the safety rules...Read More

As required by the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) published a Final Notice of Sale (FNOS) and Record of Decision (ROD) for Gulf of America Oil and Gas Lease Sale 261 in the Federal Register on August 25, 2023. BOEM plans to conduct the lease sale on September...Read More

In advance of this week’s August 29, 2023  first-ever offshore wind energy lease sale in the Gulf of America, the Business Network for Offshore Wind, together with Greater New Orleans Wind (GNO Wind), issued a comprehensive report entitled Unlocking the Gulf of America’s Offshore Wind Energy Potential, which addresses the region’s unique potential for offshore...Read More

With the milestone Record of Decision (ROD) received on Aug. 22, 2023 from the U.S. Department of the Interior’s Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) for the planned offshore wind project serving Rhode Island and Connecticut, Revolution Wind is scheduled to begin onshore construction activities in the coming weeks, with offshore construction ramping up in...Read More

Planning for U.S. offshore wind was well underway in the United States by the time the National Academy of Sciences Transportation Research Board released its special report on “Worker Health and Safety on Offshore Wind Farms” in 2013.  At the time, it was expected that offshore wind farms would soon be under construction, and that...Read More

Following the successful offshore wind projects already in motion on the Atlantic coast, on August 15, 2023, the U.S. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) announced that it has identified two draft Wind Energy Areas (WEAs) off the coast of Oregon and opened a 60-day public review and comment period on those WEAs.  Oregon presents...Read More

The United Nations estimates that the world ocean economy–often referred to as the “blue economy”–is worth $1.5 trillion U.S. dollars annually.  It follows then, that a strong, competitive U.S. maritime industry is vital to the national and economic security strategy of the United States.  To accomplish that goal, both modernizing and expanding our ports and...Read More

August 2023:  Guice Offshore is currently hiring qualified 100-Ton Offshore Vessel Captains. 🟢 Apply on our website here:  GuiceOffshore.com/Careers OR 🟢 Through Indeed.com here. Join and amazing TEAM with growth and advancement opportunities.  Guice Offshore has a very diversified portfolio of work available. We offer opportunities for travel across the country, not just in the...Read More

August 2023:  Guice Offshore is currently hiring qualified 200 GRT/ 500 GT ITC Offshore Boat Captains. 🟢 Apply on our website here:  GuiceOffshore.com/Careers OR 🟢 Through Indeed.com here. Join and amazing TEAM with growth and advancement opportunities.  Guice Offshore has a very diversified portfolio of work available.  We offer opportunities for travel across the country,...Read More