Seaspan Declares Quarterly Dividends on Common and Preferred Shares

HONG KONG, CHINA--(Marketwired - Oct. 13, 2015) - Seaspan Corporation (NYSE:SSW) announced today that the Company's Board of Directors has declared cash dividends on its common and preferred shares as follows:

Security	Ticker	Dividend per Share		Period		Record Date		Payment Date
Class A Common	SSW	$0.375		July 1, 2015 to September 30, 2015		October 20, 2015		October 30, 2015
Series C Preferred	SSW PR C	$0.59375		July 30, 2015 to October 29, 2015		October 29, 2015		October 30, 2015
Series D Preferred	SSW PR D	$0.496875		July 30, 2015 to October 29, 2015		October 29, 2015		October 30, 2015
Series E Preferred	SSW PR E	$0.515625		July 30, 2015 to October 29, 2015		October 29, 2015		October 30, 2015

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 services. Seaspan's managed fleet consists of 118 containerships representing a total capacity of over 935,000 TEU, including 18 newbuilding containerships on order scheduled for delivery to Seaspan and third parties by the end of 2017. Seaspan's current operating fleet of 85 vessels has an average age of approximately seven years and an average remaining lease period of approximately five years.

Seaspan has the following securities listed on The New York Stock Exchange:

Symbol:	Description:
SSW	Class A common shares
SSW PR C	Series C preferred shares
SSW PR D	Series D preferred shares
SSW PR E	Series E preferred shares
SSWN	6.375% senior unsecured notes due 2019

For Investor Relations Inquiries:
Seaspan Corporation
Mr. Sai W. Chu
Chief Financial Officer
604-638-2575

For Media Inquiries:
The IGB Group
Mr. Leon Berman
212-477-8438