News / Seaspan closes in on 2m teu capacity goal with $1bn order for more box ships

Non-operating containership owner Seaspan Corp has placed a fresh order with a Chinese yard for ten 7,000 teu vessels, taking its orderbook for the past 10 months to 70 ships, with a total capacity of 839,000 teu.

This portfolio includes two 24,000 teu ULCVs, but mostly comprises the smaller sizes, featuring 25 ships of 7,000 teu, with 15 dual-fuelled LNG-powered.

The latest estimated $1bn newbuild order, for Jiangsu Yangzijiang shipping group-built scrubber-fitted ships, will see deliveries commence in Q2 24 and run ...