UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON,
D.C. 20549
FORM
6-K
REPORT
OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER PURSUANT TO RULE 13A-16 OR 15D-16 UNDER
THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date
of Report: February 21, 2006
Commission
File Number 1-32591
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SEASPAN
CORPORATION
(Exact
name of Registrant as specified in its Charter)
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Unit
2, 7th
Floor, Bupa Centre
141
Connaught Road West
Hong
Kong
China
(Address
of principal executive offices)
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[Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports
under
cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F.]
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by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as
permitted
by Regulation S-I Rule 101 (b)(1).]
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by check mark whether the registrant by furnishing the information contained
in
this Form is also thereby furnishing the information to the Commission
pursuant
to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.]
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If “Yes” is marked, indicate below the file number assigned to the registrant in connection with Rule 12g3-2(b): 82- .
Item
1 -
Information Contained in this Form 6-K Report
Attached
as Exhibit I is a copy of an announcement of Seaspan Corporation,
dated February
21, 2006.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant
has
duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned,
thereunto
duly authorized.
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SEASPAN
CORPORATION
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| Date: February 21, 2006 | By: | /s/ Kevin M. Kennedy |
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Kevin
M. Kennedy
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| Chief Financial Officer | ||
Exhibit
1
| Seaspan Corporation | |
| Unit 2, 7 th Floor, Bupa Centre | |
| 141 Connaught Road West | |
| Hong Kong, China | |
| c/o 2600 - 200 Granville Street | |
| Vancouver, BC | |
| Canada V6C 1S4 | |
| Tel: 604-482-8777 | |
| Fax: 604-648-9782 | |
| www.seaspancorp.com |
FOR
IMMEDIATE RELEASE
SEASPAN
CORPORATION ANNOUNCES DELIVERY OF NEW VESSEL
Jakarta
Express Delivered on February 21, 2006
Hong
Kong, China, February 21, 2006 - Seaspan Corporation (“Seaspan”) (NYSE: SSW)
today announced the delivery of its 15th
contracted vessel, the Jakarta Express. The 4250 TEU vessel, which
was built by
Samsung Heavy Industries Co. Ltd., was delivered approximately seven
weeks ahead
of its contractual delivery date.
The
Jakarta Express is the third of nine Seaspan vessels to be chartered
to CP USA,
a subsidiary of CP Ships Ltd.
“We
are
very pleased that the Jakarta Express was delivered ahead of its
contractual
delivery date, which is a testament to the commitment of the Samsung
and Seaspan
teams,” said Gerry Wang, Chief Executive Officer of Seaspan. “Delivery ahead of
schedule is good news for us at Seaspan as well as for our
customers.”
Seaspan
also received notice of expected delivery for the third contracted
4250 TEU
vessel to be delivered this year, the Saigon Express. The containership
is
scheduled to join the Seaspan fleet on approximately April
6, 2006 and would grow the total operating fleet to 16 ships, and
the number of
vessels contracted to CP USA to four.
In
recent
news, Seaspan announced on February 14, 2006, that it has agreed
to purchase two
newbuilding vessels from affiliates of Conti Holding GmbH & Co. KG of
Germany. This acquisition is incremental to Seaspan's original contracted
fleet,
and will increase the company's total fleet to 25 vessels. Seaspan
will acquire
the two 3,500 TEU vessels upon their expected delivery in February
and July 2007
respectively from Zhejiang Shipbuilding Co. Ltd. in China. Seaspan
also
announced that it simultaneously arranged twelve-year charter agreements
for
these vessels with a new customer, Cosco Container Lines Co., Ltd.,
a subsidiary
of China Cosco Holdings Co. Ltd.
About
Seaspan
Seaspan
owns containerships and charters them pursuant to long-term fixed-rate
charters.
Seaspan currently owns a fleet of 15 containerships consisting
of thirteen 4250
TEU vessels and two 8500 TEU vessels. Over approximately the
next 17 months,
Seaspan will add ten additional vessels to its fleet including
six 4250 TEU
vessels, two 9600 TEU vessels, and two 3500 TEU vessels.
Seaspan’s
common shares are listed on the New York Stock Exchange under
the symbol
“SSW.”
For
Investor Relations and Media Inquiries:
Seaspan
Corporation
Mr.
Kevin
M. Kennedy
Chief
Financial Officer
(604)
482-8777
Fax:
(604) 648-9782
www.seaspancorp.com
OR
Brunswick
Group LLP
Ms.
Nina
Devlin / Erin Moore
(212)
333-3810