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, has doubled its fleet size and is hiring mariners across the spectrum of duty, from captains to engineers and ordinary seamen, the company announced in March 2023. The Lafayette, Louisiana-based...Read More

Some offshore renewable energy regulations (mostly pertaining to offshore wind) dealing with workplace safety and environmental compliance will be transferred from the U.S. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) to the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE), the U.S. Department of Interior announced yesterday, Jan. 17, 2023. A joint notice to lessees outlines the transfer of...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

Guice Offshore salutes America’s new MARAD Administrator, U.S. Navy Rear Admiral (Ret.) Ann Phillips!   On May 16, 2022, the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) announced that Rear Admiral Phillips was confirmed and sworn in as the 20th Administrator of the Maritime Administration (MARAD) after being confirmed by the U.S. Senate on May 10, 2022. She...Read More

After 31 years of hard work and personal experience in the maritime industry, Guice Offshore (GO) Human Resources Manager and Alternate Company Security Officer Donna LeBlanc knows a thing or two about offshore supply vessel safety.   In addition to managing Human Resources for a staff of nearly 100, LeBlanc is focused on assisting GO’s...Read More