Seaspan Files 2008 Annual Report on Form 20-F

31 March 2009

HONG KONG, CHINA, Mar 31, 2009 (Marketwire via COMTEX News Network) -- Seaspan Corporation (NYSE:SSW) announced today that its Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2008 has been filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission and is accessible free of charge on its Internet web site (www.seaspancorp.com). Alternatively, shareholders may request to receive a hard copy of Seaspan's complete audited financial statements, free of charge, by writing to: Seaspan Corporation, Unit 2, 7th Floor, Bupa Centre, 141 Connaught Road West, Hong Kong, China, Attention: Chief Financial Officer.

About Seaspan
Seaspan owns containerships and charters them pursuant to long-term fixed-rate charters. Seaspan's contracted fleet of 68 containerships consists of 35 containerships in operation and 33 containerships to be delivered over approximately the next three years. Seaspan's operating fleet of 35 vessels has an average age of approximately five years and an average remaining charter period of approximately eight years. All of the 33 vessels to be delivered to Seaspan are already committed to long-term time charters averaging approximately 11 years in duration from delivery. Seaspan's customer base consists of seven of the world's largest liner companies, including China Shipping Container Lines, A.P. Moller-Maersk, Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Hapag-Lloyd, COSCO Container Lines, K-Line and CSAV.

Seaspan's common shares are listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol "SSW."

Source: Seaspan Corporation