Who owns Danaos?
Danaos is owned by Danaos Corporation (Greece, NYSE: DAC).[1]
Evidence: Danaos Corporation Annual Report on Form 20-F filed 2026-02-27, SEC EDGAR, 27 February 2026. Verified from filings; last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Danaos Corporation verified
- Owner HQ
- 🇬🇷 Greece, Piraeus
- Origin
- 🇬🇷 Greece, Piraeus
- Category
- Travel & transport › Container & bulk shipping
- Parent ticker
- NYSE: DAC
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Danaos
Danaos is a container vessel owner whose FY2025 20-F gives a Piraeus, Greece address and traces its shipping history to 1963, when Dimitris Coustas first invested in shipping, and to 1972, when he founded its manager. It charters its container ships to many of the world's largest liner companies.
Ownership timeline of Danaos
Where Danaos sits in Danaos
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands in container & bulk shipping, and who owns them
The 78 brands in container & bulk shipping on Brandtree belong to 76 owners. The largest is Bahri, with 2.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Bahri Dry Bulk | Bahri | 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia |
| Klaveness Combination Carriers | Klaveness | 🇳🇴 Norway |
| Navig8 | ADNOC L&S | 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates |
| Ardmore Shipping | Ardmore Shipping | 🇧🇲 Bermuda |
| ESL Shipping | Aspo | 🇫🇮 Finland |
| Awilco LNG | Awilco LNG | 🇳🇴 Norway |
| BW LPG | BW LPG | 🇸🇬 Singapore |
| C3is | C3is | 🇬🇷 Greece |
About the owner: Danaos
Danaos is a publicly listed company headquartered in Piraeus, Greece. Brandtree records 1 brand under its control, and it is listed as NYSE: DAC.
Danaos Corporation owns container vessels, which it charters to liner companies, and drybulk vessels. Its FY2025 20-F says it was domesticated in the Marshall Islands in 2005, listed on the NYSE in October 2006, and that its largest stockholder is DIL, an entity affiliated with chief executive Dr. John Coustas. It reports 75 containerships of 477,491 TEU, 27 more under construction and 11 Capesize bulk carriers.
🇬🇷 Danaos and other Greek brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 48 brands that began in Greece. 6 of them (13%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country; Danaos is not one of them.
- Aegean Airlines — Aegean 🇬🇷
- Blue Star Ferries — Attica Group 🇬🇷
- C3is — C3is 🇬🇷
- Celestyal Cruises — Celestyal 🇬🇷
- Diana Shipping — Diana Shipping 🇬🇷
- EuroDry — EuroDry 🇬🇷
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Danaos?
The parent company of Danaos is Danaos Corporation, a publicly listed company headquartered in Greece.
Is Danaos Greek?
Yes. Danaos originated in Greece and its owner, Danaos Corporation, is also headquartered in Greece.
Is Danaos still owned by Danaos Corporation?
Yes. As of 5 October 2026, Danaos is still owned by Danaos Corporation. The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
Sources (1) & corrections
Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.
- [1] Danaos Corporation Annual Report on Form 20-F filed 2026-02-27 — SEC EDGAR, SEC Form 20-F, published 27 February 2026; retrieved 5 October 2026.
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