Since 2006, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Marine Debris Program has led national and international efforts to research, prevent, and reduce the impacts of marine debris. To accomplish its mission, the Program supports marine debris projects in partnership with state and local agencies, tribes, non-governmental organizations, academia, and industry. It also spearheads national research efforts...Read More

BSEE Leaders Tour Control and Coordination Centers for Nation’s First Two Commercial-scale Offshore Wind Projects in Federal Waters As part of his role in overseeing the growing U.S. offshore wind industry, Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) Director Kevin Sligh traveled to New England on February 22, 2024 for a tour of the nation’s...Read More

The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) announced its approval of the Construction and Operations Plan for Equinor’s Empire Wind project today, February 23, 2024, marking another significant milestone in advancing an important New York offshore wind project that will help deliver on both state and federal renewable energy ambitions.  “We are proud to announce BOEM’s...Read More

The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) announced on February 13, 2024 that it has designated two final Wind Energy Areas (WEAs) in offshore Oregon. The WEAs were developed following extensive engagement and feedback from the state, Tribes, local residents, ocean users, federal government partners, and other members of the public. The final WEAs are...Read More

In a special meeting held on January 24, 2024, the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities voted to approve two new additional offshore wind projects to Attentive Energy and Leading Light Wind, both of which will join previously approved Atlantic Shores Wind in bringing offshore wind to the state of New Jersey. “Both the projects...Read More

Read more about the Panama Canal and watch a video of Guice Offshore’s GO Quest crossing the Canal’s famed Gatun Locks HERE. To preview what’s in store for 2024, the Panama Canal Authority provided an update to international maritime associations with Panama Canal Administrator Ricaurte Vásquez Morales and Deputy Canal Administrator Ilya Espino de Marotta,...Read More

The first wind turbine in Louisiana will be installed at Port Fourchon near Guice Offshore’s headquarters. With its construction spearheaded by Gulf Wind Technology, the wind turbine and its components are currently journeying across the Atlantic to the U.S.  Upon their arrival, the process to reassemble this turbine will commence shortly thereafter. The significance of...Read More

Oceantic’s Annual Summit will convene business and government leaders to discuss key developments for offshore wind operations and safety   Oceantic Network, the leading organization working to advance offshore wind and other ocean renewable industries and their supply chains, will host its annual OSW O&M/Health & Safety Summit beginning Thursday, January 18 in Virginia Beach, Virginia,...Read More

Central Atlantic Offshore Wind Proposed for Offshore Delaware, Maryland, Virginia On December 11, 2023, the U.S. Department of the Interior announced the proposal of an offshore wind lease sale in the Central Atlantic that includes one area offshore the States of Delaware and Maryland, and one area offshore the Commonwealth of Virginia. Lease Area A-2 consists of...Read More

Perspective is everything.  Great feats of American engineering and infrastructure have never been created by just one person or one company, but rather, they’re the collective product of many people working together over many years to produce a monumental accomplishment.  The offshore wind infrastructure arising now in the United States Atlantic, Pacific and Gulf of...Read More