Enabling defense, government and humanitarian operations through the construction, operation and ownership of advanced mission critical ships.
About
Federal Fleet is an interanational defense contractor operating a modern fleet of NATO-compliant combat support vessels, enabling strategic, long-range and expeditionary naval operations.
The company is part of Inocea, a private held British marine industrial group with operations spanning the United States, Canada and Finland.
Federal Fleet owns and operates large combat support ships (CSS), integrated within allied naval command structures. Naval endurance depends on at-sea-replenishment, logistics, medical support, aviation integration and command coordination at sea.
For decades, Federal Fleet’s current fleet has met the support needs of allied navies around the world. The entire fleet is certified to the highest international standards and configured for sustained blue-water deployment.
Federal Fleet provides deployable combat support capability under long-term service agreements, expanding allied naval auxiliary capacity, while maintaining full NATO inter-operability.
The fleet is structured to
- Integrate within allied and coalition task groups
- Support sustained forward deployments
- Provide surge logistics capability
- Operate under NATO procedure and standards
- Deliver predictable availability under operational tempo
Our fleet
Capabilities
- Replenishment at Sea: marine fuel, aviation fuel, ammunition, dry cargo
- Concurrent multi-station, multi-liquid UNREP operations
- Task group aviation operations and maintenance
- Vertical replenishment (VERTREP)
- Task group NATO Role 2E medical facilities
- Command and control (C2) spaces
- Long-endurance blue-water deployment
- Crew-served small arms protection
- Multidomain surveillance and C-UAS systems
Operational Record
Theatres of operation have included Red Sea, Indo-Pacific, Arabian Gulf, East Africa, Korean Peninsula and the Artic.
Operational Record
Since 2018, Federal Fleet has maintained continuous operational deployment of combat support capability.
Operational Activity
- Participation in multinational exercises including RIMPAC
- Support to counter-terrorism and maritime security operations
- Support to sanctions enforcement and contested-water patrols
Recognition
Operational Integration
Capabilities
All vessels are classed by Lloyd’s Register (LR). Management systems are certified by LRQA under applicable ISO standards. Federal Fleet participates in the Green Marine voluntary environmental performance programme.
### Replenishment at Sea (RAS) All vessels are equipped for complex underway replenishment in open-ocean conditions. All replenishment systems meet ATP 16 / NATO interoperability standards. - Marine fuel transfer - Aviation fuel transfer - Luboil and freshwater transfer (Commodity replenishment) - Ammunition replenishment - Dry cargo and stores transfer - Multi-station concurrent RAS operations, abeam and astern methods ### Aviation OperationsPersonnel
Join Federal Fleet
Federal Fleet recruits, trains and employs professional seafarers capable of operating in structured naval environments. Operational integration includes:
- Working alongside embarked naval personnel
- Supporting allied combatants during replenishment
- Operating under task group command frameworks
- Maintaining continuous engineering readiness
Crew stability, technical competence and structured safety management underpin operational performance.
We are actively recruiting Canadian and United States merchant seafarers.
Please contact: recruitment@federal-fleet.com to apply.
Modern Fleet Standards
Federal Fleet operates a modern auxiliary fleet structured for sustained deployment and allied integration.
The fleet is configured to meet
- NATO interoperability requirements
- International classification standards
- ISO-certified management systems
- Environmental performance benchmarks