MV Asterix Yokosuka to Pearl Harbour Dec 2023

MV Asterix Replenishment-at-Sea Overhead Picture

Ship is working with the RCN and Philippine Navy in Subic Bay, Philippines

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Federal Fleet Service (FFS) crew from Motor Vessel (MV) ASTERIX shows some manoeuver on their small boat during a deployment in the Indo-Pacific Ocean on 13 September 2023. Please credit: Master Sailor (MS) Marilou Villeneuve-Last, Canadian Armed Forces Photo
Eric Stone verifies the pipeline of Motor Vessel (MV) ASTERIX crew conducts a Replenishment at Sea (RAS) with His Majesty’s Canadian Ship (HMCS) Ottawa in the Philippine Sea, on 2 September 2023. Please credit: Master Sailor (MS) Marilou Villeneuve-Last, Canadian Armed Forces Photo

Asterix – the privately owned combat support ship putting Canada back on the charts

Executive Viewpoint Interview CRD and John Schmidt

CDR Magazine recently boarded the CSS Asterix to interview the President and CEO of Federal Fleet Services, John Schmidt. The conversation focused on the leasing of the Asterix and why the provision of service model has worked for the Royal Canadian Navy.

Here is that conversation: http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/85f9bc6f#/85f9bc6f/59