Seaspan accepts delivery of sixtieth containership

Seaspan Corporation accepted delivery of the Berlin Bridge, a 4500 TEU containership, from Samsung Heavy Industries Co., Ltd. The new containership is Seaspan's fifth delivery in 2011 and expands the company's operating fleet to 60 vessels.


The Berlin Bridge is on charter to Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha Ltd. ("K-Line") of Japan under a twelve-year, fixed-rate time charter with options to K-Line to extend the charter term up to an additional six years. The vessel is the fourth of five 4500 TEU sister ships and the sixth of a total of seven vessels to be chartered by Seaspan to K-Line.
(Source:http://www.transportweekly.com)