New Delhi, February 13, 2021: Seaspan Corporation, a Hong Kong-based owner and operator of container vessels and a subsidiary of Atlas Corp, has ordered ten 15,000 TEU LNG-fuelled dual-fuel containerships from South Korean shipbuilder Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI).
The newbuilds will be chartered out to Israel’s container shipping company ZIM Integrated Shipping Services (ZIM) and will serve the carrier’s Asia – US East Coast trade.
As informed, the containerships are anticipated to begin deliveries in the first half of 2023, afterwards starting the 12-year charters.
“Our commitment to ESG principles, carbon reduction, and developing our fleet through increasingly environmental-friendly technologies is signified by our first LNG-powered investment,” Bing Chen, Chairman, President and CEO of Seaspan, commented.
“We are expanding the scope of our customer solutions by elevating our focus on lowering the impact of emissions, which will result from the adoption and addition of LNG-powered vessels to our fleet. As we have executed sustainability-linked financing which parallels this fleet expansion, we are resolved to contribute to a greener business community in the future.”