Seaspan Accepts Delivery of Two New Vessels
Deliveries Mark Continued Success Diversifying Customer Relationships
HONG
KONG, CHINA–(Marketwire – Mar 9, 2010) – Seaspan Corporation (NYSE:SSW)
announced currently the smoothness of the 44th and 45th vessels, the Guayaquil Bridge and the COSCO Japan.
The
Guayaquil Bridge, a 2500 TEU vessel delivered on Mar 5, 2010, was built by
Jiangsu Yangzijiang Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. It is on licence to Kawasaki Kisen
Kaisha Ltd. (“K-Line”) of Japan underneath a ten-year, fixed-rate time charter. The
Guayaquil Bridge is the initial of 7 Seaspan vessels to be franchised to
K-Line.
The
8500 TEU COSCO Japan, which was assembled by Hyundai Heavy Industries Co.,
Ltd., was additionally delivered on Mar 5, 2010. The COSCO Japan is on licence to
COSCO Container Lines Co., Ltd. (“COSCON”) of China underneath a
twelve-year, fixed-rate time charter. It is the third of eighteen vessels to
be franchised by Seaspan to COSCON.
About
Seaspan
Seaspan
owns containerships and charters them pursuant to long-term fixed-rate
charters. Seaspan’s engaged swift of 68 containerships consists of 45
containerships in operation and twenty-three containerships to be delivered over
approximately the subsequent twenty-six months. Seaspan’s handling swift of 45 vessels has
an normal age of we estimate 5 years and an normal superfluous charter
period of we estimate 7 years. All of the twenty-three vessels to be delivered to
Seaspan have been already committed to long-term time charters averaging
approximately eleven years in generation from delivery. Seaspan’s patron base
consists of 7 of the world’s largest ship companies, together with China Shipping
Container Lines, A.P. Moller-Maersk, Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Hapag-Lloyd, COSCO
Container Lines, K-Line and CSAV.
Seaspan’s usual shares have been listed on
the New York Stock Exchange underneath the pitch “SSW.”
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