Two analysts played down the threatened impact of Hanjin Shipping’s impasse with creditors on US-listed shipowners Seaspan and Navios Maritime Partners.
Seaspan should face minimal impact from the situation, a Stifel analyst said today.
Analyst Benjamin Nolan said New York-listed Seaspan will not take a major hit even though it has three post-panamax containerships on charter to the South Korean operator.
Desirable ships
“The vessels’ larger size of 10,000 teu and their relatively young age of about 2.3