UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON,
D.C. 20549
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FORM
6-K
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REPORT
OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER PURSUANT TO RULE 13A-16 OR 15D-16
UNDER
THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date
of Report: April 6, 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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Item
1 -
Information Contained in this Form 6-K Report
Attached as Exhibit I is a copy of an announcement of Seaspan
Corporation, dated
April 6, 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: April 6, 2006 | By: | /s/ Kevin M. Kennedy |
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Kevin
M. Kennedy
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| Chief Financial Officer | ||
Exhibit
I
| Seaspan Corporation | |
| Unit 2, 7th 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
Saigon
Express Delivered on April 6, 2006
Hong
Kong, China, April 6, 2006 - Seaspan Corporation (“Seaspan”) (NYSE: SSW) today
announced the delivery of its 16th
contracted vessel, the Saigon Express. The 4250 TEU vessel, which
was built by
Samsung Heavy Industries Co. Ltd., was delivered approximately
ten weeks ahead
of its contractual delivery date.
The
Saigon Express is the fourth of nine Seaspan vessels to be chartered
to CP USA,
a subsidiary of CP Ships Ltd.
“We
are
very pleased to have the Saigon Express join the Seaspan fleet
and are
particularly happy that it was delivered ahead of its contractual
delivery
date,” said Gerry Wang, Chief Executive Officer of Seaspan. “This early delivery
will have a positive impact on our financial performance.”
About
Seaspan
Seaspan
owns containerships and charters them pursuant to long-term fixed-rate
charters.
Seaspan currently owns a fleet of 16 containerships consisting
of fourteen 4250
TEU vessels and two 8500 TEU vessels. Over approximately the next
35 months,
Seaspan will add thirteen additional vessels to its fleet including
five 4250
TEU vessels, two 9600 TEU vessels, two 3500 TEU vessels and four
2500 TEU
vessels.
Seaspan’s
common shares are listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the
symbol
“SSW.”
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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
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