The Seaspan-Bravo: Crew Feedback and Vessel Data

A tragic accident occurred on May 2, 2019, around 6 a.m. at the Contecon Manzanillo Container Terminal, where a man lost his life while working aboard the 'MOL Bravo'. During cargo operations, a container fell unexpectedly, striking the man and resulting in immediate death. The vessel had arrived from Callao and was set to continue its journey to Tokyo. In response to the incident, the Attorney General's Office was alerted and dispatched personnel to the scene to investigate the circumstances surrounding the accident. By 8 a.m., the Forensic Medical Service had boarded the ship to carry out the process of recovering the deceased.

On June 24, JAXPORT proudly hosted the MOL Bravo, a colossal 10,100-TEU (Twenty-foot Equivalent Unit) container vessel that becomes the largest ship ever to dock at a Florida port. Arriving after navigating the Suez Canal from Asia, the MOL Bravo made its notable entry to the U.S. East Coast, signaling a new era for maritime shipping in the region. Despite carrying a significant cargo during its Jacksonville visit, the vessel’s operations are limited due to the St. Johns River shipping channel's current depth of 40 feet. To remedy this constraint, a federal initiative aimed at deepening the channel to 47 feet is scheduled to commence construction in early 2018, allowing larger vessels like the MOL Bravo to fully utilize their capacities in the future.

On July 16, 2014, Seaspan Corporation (NYSE:SSW) proudly announced the successful delivery of its latest addition to the fleet, the MOL Bravo, a state-of-the-art 10,000 TEU containership. Constructed at Jiangsu Yangzi Xinfu Shipbuilding Co., Ltd., this vessel is designed with Seaspan's innovative fuel-efficient SAVER technology. The MOL Bravo marks the fourth delivery of five planned 10,000 TEU SAVER design ships this year. In a strategic move, the vessel will begin an eight-year, fixed-rate time charter with Mitsui O.S.K. Lines Ltd. (MOL). Notably, this vessel is the seventh of a total of eleven ships that Seaspan has chartered to MOL, further solidifying their partnership. The addition of MOL Bravo enhances Seaspan's operational capabilities, bringing the fleet size to an impressive 75 vessels.