Do You Believe In What We Stand For? Now You can Show Your Support!

OCEAN stands proudly as your European trade association, dedicated to ensuring our industry’s voice resonates with clarity and conviction across the EU. We advocate tirelessly for policies that nurture and protect the ship supply industry, and with more and more challenging regulations and laws coming from Brussels, adding to red tape and higher costs, it is more important than ever to enhance our advocacy and meet the evolving needs of our industry.

The European Ship Suppliers Organization is excited and proud to offer ship supply companies that are members of national ship supply associations united in OCEAN an exciting way to support the European Ship Suppliers Organization. Your support can strengthen our unity, amplifies our voice, and prepares OCEAN for the years ahead. We invite you to join us as essential partners in building this future together.

So, if you:

1. are a Ship Supply Company - regardless of seize

2. are established in the European Union

3. hold Membership in A National Ship Suppliers Association, which in turn is a member of OCEAN

4. are an active and paid up ISSA Member

then you could qualify to join the OCEAN Support Scheme — a way for you to contribute directly to advancing the ship supply sector whilst receiving a wide range of benefits to promote your business. We have started a specific e-mail address where you can get all your questions answered support@shipsupply.eu 

What You Can Get Out Of It

Partnering with OCEAN goes beyond financial contributions—it’s about shaping the future of the ship supply industry and enhancing your organization's visibility and influence in the EU. Our three different support levels allow ship supply companies of all seizes and all geographies in the European Union to contribute to OCEAN Success. As such, expect a wide range of benefits, exclusive opportunities to shape advocacy efforts, prominent recognition, and direct engagement with OCEAN leadership, featured acknowledgements, and visibility across key communications. In short: We will let everyone know how proud we are to have you as a partner.

Further details on each tier and benefits will be released soon.

How It Works in Practice

Joining the OCEAN Support Scheme is designed to be straightforward and efficient:

1. Application Submission: Complete a simple and streamlined application process. This will allow us to get to know you and for you to get to know us.
2. Review Process: Your application will be reviewed by our Support Scheme Admission Committee, chaired by the OCEAN Chair.
3. Approval & Onboarding: Upon approval, your company will be formally invited to join the scheme, and all associated benefits will be activated once your contribution has been received.

To get more information and receive the application form, please e-mail support@shipsupply.eu