Seaspan's 10,000 TEU 集装箱船，可能花落新扬子?

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新扬子也可以造 10,000 TEU了?


Yangzijiang inks 22 10,000TEU's

   

China’s Yangzijiang Shipbuilding has finally penned a letter of intent with containership owner Seaspan Corp to build 22 units of 10,000-teu newbuildings including options. 

The Singapore listed shipbuilder is poised to win its biggest newbuilding order worth over $2bn. 

Prior to Seaspan’s order, the largest boxships that Yangzijiang secured were the 4,250-teus from domestic shipping giant Cosco Container Line. 

“The deal is for 6+6+5+5,” says a source familiar with Seaspan’s newbuildings contract. “The company is paying $98m per vessel so the total worth of the contract adds up to $2.156bn.” 

Meanwhile, another source says the newbuilding price is about $95m each, with delivery in 2013 and 14. 

News of the newbuilding contract emerged as Seaspan announced it would be setting up an investment venture with Carlyle, Tiger Group and an affiliate of Dennis Washington to capitalise on growth opportunities in the containership market. 

Seaspan said the new venture would aim to invest up to $900m of equity capital in containership assets, primarily newbuilding vessels strategic to the greater China area. 

An executive at Yangzijiang Shipbuilding confirms Seaspan’s deal and says his company is scheduled to deliver the first ship in January 2014. 

“The signing of the official contract will take place in late April or early May,” he added. 

The new panamax design with a beam of 48.2 m will be able to go through the new Panama Canal locks and so be suitable for all the major trade routes, Seaspan chief executive Gerry Wang said. 

The ships would be about 8% lighter and burn between 15% and 25% less fuel than a standard-design 10,000 teu ship, Mr Wang said. 


Published : March 15, 2011