The ex-John F. Kennedy (CV 67) is scheduled to commence its final transit from the U.S. Navy’s Inactive Ships Maintenance Facility in Philadelphia to Brownsville, Texas for dismantling, Jan. 15, the U.S. Navy’s NavSea reports.  Upon departure early on Wednesday morning, the ship will be visible from the waterfronts along the Delaware River as she...Read More

During early December 2024, the U.S. Coast Guard updated its user interface to the Local Notice to Mariners (LNM) and Light Lists in an effort to modernize and improve the accessibility, accuracy and overall user experience for mariners and stakeholders. Links to both new interfaces can be found on the Coast Guard’s Navigation Center HERE....Read More

The Department of Commerce and NOAA announced during early December their recommendation of awards totaling $54.3 million to four organizations to support small businesses and entrepreneurs.  These organizations will use these funds to bring to market solutions that will benefit coastal resilience and a sustainable Blue Economy. The selection demonstrates NOAA’s commitment to advance maritime...Read More

GO Marine Services’ Personnel and Logistics Coordinator Angi Little knows it’s often tough for many who log long overnight hours on offshore vessels traveling rapidly through successive different time zones, which is why she always makes it a point to answer occasional calls about mundane administrative matters like paychecks at 2 or 3 a.m.  ...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

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

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

But here’s how to watch safely and follow along with NASA from wherever you are!  Both Guice Offshore’s Louisiana headquarters and our Rhode Island office will have a close-up view of the 2024 Solar Eclipse path of totality on Monday, April 8, as most of North America will have the chance to see the Moon...Read More

Construction Complete and all 12 Turbines Are Powered Up at the First U.S. Commercial-Scale Offshore Wind Farm Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP) and Ørsted announced the completion of the landmark South Fork Wind project on March 14, 2024.  Now, all 12 offshore wind turbines are fully constructed and the wind farm is successfully delivering power to...Read More

Guice Offshore invites you to celebrate Black History Month 2024 with the U.S. Coast Guard!  Highlighted by a national event on February 15, 2024 that will be accessible both in-person and virtually, the celebration also includes a month-long series of essays by historians and others on notable Black contributions to the U.S. Coast Guard. For...Read More