China: Seaspan Corporation Accepts Delivery of New Containership COSCO Development


Seaspan Corporation announced today that it accepted delivery of a 13100 TEU containership, the COSCO Development, on August 10, 2011. The new containership, which was constructed by Hyundai Heavy Industries Co., Ltd., is Seaspan’s ninth delivery in 2011 and expands the Company’s operating fleet to 64 vessels.

The COSCO Development is on charter to COSCO Container Lines Co., Ltd. (“COSCON”) under a twelve-year, fixed-rate time charter. The ship is the third of eight 13100 TEU sister ships and the 13th of a total of 18 vessels to be chartered by Seaspan to COSCON.

About Seaspan

Seaspan is a leading independent charter owner of containerships, which it charters primarily pursuant to long-term fixed-rate time charters to major container liner companies. Seaspan’s contracted fleet of 72 containerships consists of 64 containerships in operation and eight containerships scheduled for delivery through 2014. Seaspan’s operating fleet of 64 vessels has an average age of approximately five years and an average remaining charter period of approximately seven years. All of the eight vessels to be delivered to Seaspan are already committed to fixed-rate time charters between 10 and 12 years in duration from delivery. Seaspan’s customer base consists of nine of the world’s largest liner companies, including A.P. Moller-Maersk A/S, China Shipping Container Lines (Asia) Co., Ltd., Compania Sud Americana de Vapores S.A., COSCO Container Lines Co., Ltd., Hanjin Shipping Co., Ltd., Hapag-Lloyd USA, LLC, Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha Ltd., Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd., and United Arab Shipping Company (S.A.G.).

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Source: Seaspan Corporation, August 12, 2011.