Seaspan receives Cosco Hope, seventh of eight 13,100-TEU containerships

2012 04 20


NEW YORK-listed Seaspan Corporation, headquartered in Vancouver, but managed from Hong Kong and registered in the Marshall Islands, has announced it has taken delivery of the 13,100-TEU COSCO Hope from Korea's Hyundai Heavy Industries.

This is Seaspan's third delivery in 2012 and expands the company's operating fleet to 68 vessels, said the company statement. This is the seventh of eight 13,100-TEU ships and the 17th of a total of 18 vessels to be chartered by Seaspan to Cosco. The COSCO Hope is on a 12-year, fixed-rate time charter.

Seaspan is an independent owner and manager of containerships, which are chartered under long-term fixed-rate time charters to major container lines. Seaspan's contracted fleet of 72 containerships consists of 68 containerships in operation and four containerships scheduled for delivery through 2014.

Source Shipping Gazette - Daily Shipping News
 

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