Seaspan Corporation announced yesterday that it accepted delivery of a 13100 TEU containership, the COSCO Hope. The new containership, which was constructed by Hyundai Heavy Industries Co., Ltd., is Seaspan's third delivery in 2012 and expands the Company's operating fleet to 68 vessels.
The COSCO Hope is on charter to COSCO Container Lines Co., Ltd. ("COSCON") under a twelve-year, fixed-rate time charter. The ship is the seventh of eight 13100 TEU sister ships and the 17th of a total of 18 vessels to be chartered by Seaspan to COSCON.
Source: Seaspan Corporation