Seaspan to Host Investor and Analyst Event on June 6, 2013

HONG KONG, CHINA--(Marketwired - May 23, 2013) - Seaspan Corporation (NYSE:SSW) announced today that it will host an investor and analyst meeting on Thursday, June 6, 2013 at 12:00 p.m. Eastern Time (ET) in New York.

Members of Seaspan's senior management team will present the Company's business strategy, growth prospects, dividend policy, financial position, market outlook, and recent developments. The presentation will be led by Gerry Wang, Chief Executive Officer, Co-Chairman and Co-Founder and Sai Chu, Chief Financial Officer.

The meeting will be broadcast live over the Internet. The webcast and accompanying slide presentation will be available on the Events & Presentations page in the News & Events section of Seaspan's website at www.seaspancorp.com. The link to the webcast will be live immediately prior to the start of the presentation and will be available for on-demand replay within 90 minutes.

About Seaspan

Seaspan provides many of the world's major shipping lines with creative outsourcing alternatives to vessel ownership by offering long-term leases on large, modern containerships combined with industry leading ship management including turnkey services in ship design, cadet development, crewing, and newbuilding supervision with a reputation for safety, quality and innovation. Seaspan's managed fleet consists of 89 containerships representing a total capacity of over 600,000 TEU, including 16 newbuild containerships on order scheduled for delivery by the end of 2015. Seaspan's current operating fleet of 69 vessels has an average age of approximately six years and an average remaining lease period of approximately six years. Seaspan's common shares, Series C Preferred Shares and Series D Preferred Shares are listed on The New York Stock Exchange under the symbols "SSW", "SSW PR C" and "SSW PR D", respectively.

STATEMENT REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

The statements in this press release that are not historical facts may be forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that could cause the outcome to be materially different. These risks and uncertainties include, among others, those discussed in Seaspan's public filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Seaspan undertakes no obligation to revise or update any forward-looking statements unless required to do so under the securities laws.