Danaos Corporation Announces Availability of its Form 20-F for the Year ended December 31, 2008

Athens, Greece, July 14, 2009 – Danaos Corporation ("Danaos") (NYSE: DAC), a leading international owner of containerships, today announced that its Annual Report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2008 has been filed with the SEC and can be accessible on the Company’s website www.danaos.com under the "Investor Relations" section by selecting Introduction and then the tab "Annual Reports" at the top of the page. Alternatively, shareholders may also request a hard copy of the complete audited financial statements, free of charge, by contacting the Company’s Investor Relations Advisor at:

Capital Link Inc.
230 Park Avenue, Suite 1536
New York, NY 10169
U. S. A.
Tel: +1 212 661 7566
Email: danaos@capitallink.com

About Danaos Corporation
Danaos Corporation is an international owner of containerships, chartering its vessels to many of the world's largest liner companies. Our current fleet of 41 containerships aggregating 165,933 TEUs ranks Danaos among the largest containership charter owners in the world based on total TEU capacity. Danaos is the largest US listed containership company based on fleet size. Furthermore, the company has a contracted fleet of 28 additional containerships aggregating 217,950 TEU with scheduled deliveries up to 2012. The company's shares trade on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol "DAC".

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