Non-operating containership owner Seaspan Corp has placed a fresh order with a Chinese yard for ten 7,000 teu vessels, taking its orderbook for the past 10 months to 70 ships, with a total capacity of 839,000 teu.
This portfolio includes two 24,000 teu ULCVs, but mostly comprises the smaller sizes, featuring 25 ships of 7,000 teu, with 15 dual-fuelled LNG-powered.
The latest estimated $1bn newbuild order, for Jiangsu Yangzijiang shipping group-built scrubber-fitted …

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