INTERNATIONAL SHIP AND SERVICE ASSOCIATION (ISSA)

OCEAN - the European Ship Suppliers Organization - is the voice of the ship supply industry of Europe. Founded in 1976 under the French Title "Organisation de la Communauté Européenne des Avitailleurs de Navires", today OCEAN concentrates its work on achieving an optimum business climate for European ship suppliers and on strengthening the competitiveness of the industry as a whole... Ship provisioning is also referred to as victualling. The word "victual" signifies "to provide with food" or "to store food." It also refers to "food supply and supplies," which is one of the key responsibilities of modern ship providers. Therefore, a subgroup of the CEVVT exists to handle veterinary & quality and biosecurity issues. This group of food and drink specialists is based on the previous OCEAN Veterinary Affairs Working Group, which was established in 1992 in response to the provisions of EU Council Directive 90/675 of 10 December 1990, which were deemed detrimental to free international trade..

Also known as: OCEAN, shipsupply

Primary location: London United Kingdom