Two New York-listed shipowners revealed big containership fleet deals this week.
John Fredriksen’s Ship Finance International and Seaspan confirmed swoops for 15 and 18 vessels, respectively.
Ship Finance, in its first acquisition since Fredriksen’s Seadrill filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection last year, has bought 15 ships of 1,100 teu and 4,400 teu at close to scrap values.
“We are seeing increasing opportunities to deploy capital in 2018 and we remain focused on growing our fleet and charter backlog," chief executive Ole B Hjertaker said.
