Seaspan Corporation stated its very first vessel in a collection of 10 brand-new 15,000 TEU melted gas (LNG) dual-fuel containerships has actually been gone for Samsung Heavy Industries’ shipyard in Geoje, South Korea.
The newbuild, ZIM Sammy Ofer, was drifted out on October 15 as well as is arranged to go into solution under a lasting charter to Israeli delivering firm ZIM beginning in 2023.
The 10 ships ships were purchased in February 2021 as well as are anticipated to be provided in 2023 as well as 2024 as well as will certainly be utilized by ZIM for delivering products from China as well as South Korea to UNITED STATE East Coast as well as the Caribbean.
Earlier this year, ZIM introduced it authorized a 10-year LNG bunkering contract with Shell valued at greater than $1 billion.