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Seaspan’s CEO Gerry Wang was in bullish mood yesterday, as the latest data by Alphaliner showed that the company had overtaken Claus Peter Offen to become top of the non-operating owner league.
With a current managed fleet of 75 container ships ranging from 2,500teu to 13,100teu, and the largest newbuild programme in the industry, of 14 ships of between 10,000teu and 14,000teu, Alphaliner said it expected Seaspan to remain at the top of the NOO league “for the next few years”.
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