Seaspan Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary of Atlas Corp. announced this week that it has entered into an agreement with a major shipyard for the construction of eight high-quality newbuild scrubber-fitted containerships. The transaction includes firm orders for four 12,000 TEU and four 15,000 TEU vessels plus an option for four additional 15,000 TEU vessels of similar build. The vessels will feature industry-leading efficiency and emissions reduction technologies and, upon completion, will enter long-term charters with a long-standing major liner customer. Deliveries of the vessels are anticipated to begin in the second half of 2022 and extend through the third quarter of 2023.