Fifty-eighth containership taken over
The "COSCO Prince Rupert" is on charter to COSCO Container Lines Co., Ltd. ("COSCON") under a twelve-year, fixed-rate time charter with options to COSCON to extend the charter term up to an additional three years. The vessel is the seventh of eight 8,500 TEU sister ships and the ninth of a total of eighteen vessels to be chartered by Seaspan to COSCON.
The 334 m long vessel is equipped with an MAN main engine of type 11K98ME7 with 67,489 kW. "COSCO Prince Rupert" sails under the flag of Hong Kong and is classified by Lloyd's Register.