Seaspan Corporation announced the delivery of its 23rd vessel, the Maersk Moncton, a 4800 TEU containership built in 1989. The vessel was purchased from A.P. Moller Maersk A/S (APMM) and will be time chartered back to APMM for five years from delivery. APMM has options to extend the charter by up to four years from the end of the firm charter period.
The Maersk Moncton, formerly named the Mathilde Maersk, is the final ship in the series of four sister vessels purchased from and chartered back to APMM.