Seaspan looks to order ten 10,000-TEUer for CSCL, Hapag charters

VANCOUVER based Seaspan Corp has entered into talks with Chinese and Korean shipyards about building ten 10,000-TEU vessels to be for delivered in 2013 and 2014.


Seaspan has 57 containerships in operation and 12 to be delivered through March 2012. It's newbuilding plan was revealed in a filing with the US Securities and Exchange Commission, to which it outlined intentions to charter the ships to China Shipping Container Line (CSCL) and Germany's Hapag-Lloyd.


"A letter of intent has not been signed between the parties and there is no assurance that Seaspan will enter into a letter of intent or complete the transaction," the company said, according to American Shipper. The ships "would have an innovative design that focuses on improving loadability and fuel efficiency," said the company statement.
(Source:http://www.schednet.com)