Danaos Corporation — Company profile
Industrials · Marine Shipping · Greece
Last price 158.86 USD (Oct 29, 2026, 4:00 PM EDT) · Market cap 2.89B
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Company profile
Danaos Corporation, through its subsidiaries, owns and operates containerships and drybulk vessels in Australia, Europe, and the United States. It operates in two segments, Container Vessels and Drybulk Vessels. The company provides seaborne transportation services by operating vessels in the containership and drybulk sectors of the shipping industry. As of December 31, 2025, it had a fleet of 75 containerships aggregating 477,230 TEUs; 27 container vessels under construction containerships aggregating 173,314 TEUs; 10 Capesize bulk carriers aggregating 1,755,000 DWT; and 2 dry bulk vessels under construction aggregating 422,000 DWT. The company was formerly known as Danaos Holdings Limited and changed its name to Danaos Corporation in October 2005. Danaos Corporation was founded in 1963 and is based in Piraeus, Greece.
Details
| Name | Danaos Corporation |
| Sector | Industrials |
| Industry | Marine Shipping |
| Employees | 4 |
| Founded | 1972 |
| Ipo Date | 2006-10-06 |
| Ceo | John Coustas |
| Country | Greece |
| Exchange | NYSE |
| Fiscal Year | January - December |
| Reporting Currency | USD |
| Isin | MHY1968P1218 |
| Cusip | Y1968P121 |
| Cik | 0001369241 |
| Sic | 4412 |
Key executives
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Dr. John Coustas Ph.D. | Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer |
| Evangelos Chatzis | Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and Secretary |
| Dimitris Vastarouchas | Vice President and Chief Operating Officer |
| Filippos Prokopakis | Chief Commercial Officer |
Contact
| Address | 14 Akti Kondyli, Piraeus, 18545, Greece |
| Phone | 30 2 10 419 6480 |
| Website | https://www.danaos.com |