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: January 3, 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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Room
503, 5/F, Lucky Commercial Center
103
Des Voeux Road West
Hong
Kong
China
(Address
of principal executive offices)
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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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Item
1 -
Information Contained in this Form 6-K Report
Attached
as Exhibit I is a copy of an announcement of Seaspan Corporation,
dated January
3, 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: January 3, 2006 | By: | /s/ Kevin M. Kennedy |
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Kevin
M. Kennedy
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Exhibit
1
Seaspan
Corporation
Room
503, 5/F, Lucky
Commercial Center
103
Des Voeux 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
SEASPAN
CORPORATION ANNOUNCES DELIVERY OF NEW VESSEL
Dubai
Express Delivered on January 3, 2006
Hong
Kong, China, January 3, 2006 - Seaspan Corporation (“Seaspan”) (NYSE: SSW) today
announced the delivery of its fourteenth ship, the Dubai 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
Dubai
Express is the second of nine Seaspan vessels to be chartered to CP USA, a
subsidiary of CP Ships Ltd.
“We
are
pleased to announce the delivery of the Dubai Express in line with the target
date announced on our last quarterly earnings call,” said Gerry Wang, Chief
Executive Officer of Seaspan. “We are pleased that Samsung continues to complete
our vessels well ahead of their contractual delivery dates.”
Seaspan
also received notice of expected delivery for the second 4250 TEU vessel to
be
delivered this year, the Jakarta Express. The containership is scheduled to
join
the Seaspan fleet on February 21, 2006 and would grow the total fleet to 15
ships, and the number of vessels contracted to CP USA to three.
About
Seaspan
Seaspan
owns containerships and charters them pursuant to long-term fixed-rate charters.
Seaspan currently owns a fleet of 14 containerships consisting of twelve 4250
TEU vessels and two 8500 TEU vessels. Over approximately the next 20 months,
Seaspan will acquire nine vessels consisting of seven 4250 TEU vessels and
two
9600 TEU vessels.
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Seaspan’s
common shares are listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol
“SSW.”
Contacts:
Seaspan
Corporation
Mr.
Kevin
M. Kennedy
Chief
Financial Officer
(604)
482-8777
Fax:
(604) 648-9782
www.seaspancorp.com
OR
Brunswick
Group LLP
Nina
Devlin
(212)
333-3810
OR
Brunswick
Group LLP
Erin
Moore
(212)
333-3810
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