The New York-listed containership owner has turned to Chineseshipyards for four 10,000-teu vessels backed by period deals with Mitsui OSKLines (MOL).
The fuel efficient SAVER vessels will join the Japanesegiant on long-term, fixed rate deals upon delivery from Jiangsu New YangziShipbuilding Co and Jiangsu Yangzi Xinfu Shipbuilding Co in 2014.
As part of the deal Seaspan has agreed to purchase four 2003-built,4,600-teu boxships from MOL for delivery in the second half of this year andfirst quarter of 2014.
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