Seaboard Marine's newest LNG-powered boxship floated out

Taizhou Sanfu Shipbuilding in China has floated out a new LNG-powered container vessel ordered by US shipping company Seaboard Marine.

Seaboard Verde is the third in a series of eight containerships ordered by Seaboard Marine from the same builder. Delivery of the vessel is scheduled for March of this year.

Like its earlier sisters Seaboard Voyager and Seaboard Victory, Seaboard Verde has an LOA of 249.7 metres and a capacity of 3,500 TEUs and over 1,000 reefer containers. The superstructure is placed near the bow to provide significantly improved visibility from the bridge even when transporting a full load of containers.

The vessel's propulsion arrangement includes a dual-fuel main engine, two diesel generators, and one LNG-powered generator.

Seaboard Verde will serve the ports of Philadelphia and Brooklyn as well as ports in Panama, Costa Rica, the Dominican Republic, and Jamaica.

Construction of Seaboard Verde and her sisters is being undertaken in compliance with DNV class rules.