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General
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2018
Accounting Policies [Abstract]  
General

 

1.       General:

Seaspan Corporation (the “Company”) was incorporated on May 3, 2005 in the Marshall Islands and owns and operates containerships pursuant to primarily long-term, fixed-rate time charters to major container liner companies.