Danaos Corporation Announces Availability of its Annual Report on Form 20-F for the Year ended December 31, 2009

Athens, Greece, June 21, 2010

Danaos Corporation (NYSE: DAC), a leading international owner of containerships, announced today that its Annual Report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2009 has been filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission and can be accessible on the Company's website www.danaos.com under the "Investor Relations" section under "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
USA
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 45 containerships aggregating 193,629 TEUs ranks Danaos among the largest containership charter owners in the world based on total TEU capacity. Danaos is one of the largest US listed containership companies based on fleet size.

Furthermore, the company has a contracted fleet of 20 additional containerships aggregating 169,050 TEU with scheduled deliveries up to 2012. The company's shares trade on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol "DAC".

Danaos Corporation