Seaspan Welcomes Third SAVER Design Containership

Business & Finance

Seaspan Corporation has accepted the delivery of a 10,000 TEU containership, the Hanjin Tabul.

The new containership, which was constructed at Jiangsu New Yangzi Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. using Seaspan’s fuel-efficient SAVER design, is the company’s third of five 10000 TEU SAVER design containerships scheduled for delivery in 2014.

The Hanjin Tabul will commence a ten-year, fixed-rate time charter with Hanjin Shipping Co. Ltd. (Hanjin).

The ship is the third of a total of three vessels to be chartered by Seaspan to Hanjin, and expands the company’s operating fleet to 74 vessels.