Today, the U.S. Navy, on behalf of NOAA, has awarded $146,778,932 to Skanska USA, from New York, to design and build a new NOAA facility on Naval Station Newport in Rhode Island. This facility will eventually be the new home of NOAA’s Marine Operations Center – Atlantic.  While the details of the facility’s design are...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

To increase protection of marine archaeological resources, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) is proposing a requirement for oil and gas lessees and operators to submit an archaeological report with all plans for exploration or development on the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) that propose seabed disturbance. Currently, an archaeological report is required only if...Read More

Guice Offshore’s GO America Transports Second Deployment of “1000 Mermaids” for New Environmentally Beneficial Artificial Reef Site In Hollywood, Florida  With offshore transportation from Guice Offshore’s GO America on October 31, 2022, 20 “mermaids”–specially crafted ocean-friendly artificial reef modules made to look like mermaids and other creations–were deployed to help construct an artificial reef of...Read More

To advance offshore wind development and accelerate the transition to a clean energy economy, the U.S. Department of the Interior announced next steps to bring the opportunity of offshore wind energy to the Gulf of Mexico. In a release issued July 20, 2022, the Department of Interior explained the U.S. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management...Read More

Guice Offshore (“GO”) is advising our fellow mariners and maritime professionals that on February 7, 2022, the U.S. Coast Guard will cease the monitoring of all High Frequency (HF) Voice Distress Frequencies (4125 kHz; 6215 kHz; 8291 kHz; and 12290 kHz) in the contiguous United States and Hawaii because they are rarely used anymore. The...Read More

Dominion Energy, which started its offshore wind farm with just two wind turbines off the coast of Virginia, is on its way to installing 180 wind power structures, each as large as the Eiffel Tower, NBC News‘ Kerry Sanders reports for the series “Climate Challenge–The Extremes.” Guice Offshore (“GO”), which recently attended the IPF 2021 Wind Conference along with DominionEnergy, is...Read More

Guice Offshore vessels are no stranger to the legendary Panama Canal, which is one of the original “Seven Wonders of the World” as designated by the American Society of Civil Engineers.    “Guice Offshore is unique in that we have the technical knowledge and industry experience that enables us to safely navigate that type of voyage and...Read More