SOCP is a membership organization ($5000 annually)comprised of US based ship operators, ship managers, maritime training and educational institutions, maritime labor, maritime product and service suppliers, government and other maritime organizations. Its purpose is to bring these organizations together to work in partnership to solve common ship operations problems and to develop products to satisfy the common needs of the members. The membership has grown from 5 members at inception in 1993 to 43 members currently.
Union Oil Company of California (Unocal) was a major American petroleum explorer, producer, refiner, and marketer with tanker, pipeline, and marine bunker fuel operations. The company was acquired by Chevron in 2005 and no longer operates as an independent entity.
Verbeke Bunkering NV is a family-owned maritime company in Belgium specializing in ship chandlery, husbandry, and bunker fuel supply, with origins dating back to 1969 supplying fuel and lubricants to inland vessels.