News / Seaspan turnover tops $1bn in 2018 and eyes an IMO 2020 bonus on the way

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By Mike Wackett

14/03/2019

Seaspan Corporation is bullish on the prospects for the charter market for the second half of the year, as ocean carriers look for tonnage to take over from ships being fitted with scrubbers.

The world’s largest boxship lessor said ship availability in the 6,000 teu-plus sectors was “becoming tight”, as carriers looked to tie up charters for 12-month periods, as well as to fill in gaps resulting from the further slowing of operational speeds ahead of IMO 2020.

“What we are seeing ...

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