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Danaos Corporation Announces Moody's Outlook Change to Positive and Upgrade of Senior Unsecured Notes to Ba1

$DACPress releaseOct 26, 2026, 4:30 PM ETRead the release

Moody's changed Danaos' Ba1 Corporate Family Rating outlook to positive and upgraded the company's senior unsecured notes to Ba1 from Ba2. Moody's cited increased revenue visibility, substantial cash balances, disciplined financial management, and a long-term fixed-rate charter backlog of approximately $4.6 billion with a 4.7-year average duration, plus roughly $1.0 billion of cash as of June 30, 2026.

Key figures

Cash
$1.0 billion
Cfr rating
Ba1 (outlook positive)
Cash balance asof
June 30, 2026
Contracted revenue
$4.6 billion
Notes rating change
Ba2 to Ba1
Proforma capacity teu
680041
Containerships in fleet
78
Containerships under construction
28
Average remaining charter duration years
4.7

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