News / Seaspan debuts split-block feeder design, using the bridge crew as a 'breakwater'

A new design for an LNG-powered feeder, developed by Technolog for Seaspan, splits the difference between the Maersk ‘house-forward’ approach, and conventional mid-bridge ship design, by splitting its superstructure into two.

No capacity details have been released for the 198m vessel design, which won Lloyd’s Register (LR) approval in principle (AiP) this week. Inference from its rendering, however, suggests between 1680-2000TEU.

What is clear is that the design appears to maximise that of forward visibility, one of the main benefits of the ...