Exhibit 23.1
KPMG LLP
PO Box 10426 777 Dunsmuir Street
Vancouver BC V7Y 1K3
Canada
Telephone (604)691-3000
Fax (604)691-3031
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
The Board of Directors
Seaspan Corporation
We consent to the use of our reports dated March 25, 2019, with respect to the consolidated financial statements of Seaspan Corporation and with respect to the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2018 incorporated by reference herein and to the reference to our firm under the heading “Experts” in the prospectus forming part of the Registration Statement on FormF-4 filed by Seaspan Corporation.
Our report dated March 25, 2019 in connection with the consolidated financial statements of Seaspan Corporation refers to the prospective change in the Company’s method of accounting for acquisitions in the year ended December 31, 2018 due to the adoption of Accounting Standards Update2017-01, “Clarifying the Definition of a Business”.
/s/ KPMG LLP
Chartered Professional Accountants
May 10, 2019
Vancouver, Canada
KPMG LLP is a Canadian limited liability partnership and a member firm of the KPMG network of
independent member firms affiliated with KPMG International Cooperative (“KPMG International”), a
Swiss entity. KPMG Canada provides services to KPMG LLP.