UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 6-K
REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER PURSUANT TO
RULE 13a-16 OR
15d-16 UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF
1934
For the month of October 2025
Commission File Number 001-33060
DANAOS CORPORATION
(Translation of registrant’s name into English)
Danaos Corporation
c/o Danaos Shipping Co. Ltd.
14 Akti Kondyli
185 45 Piraeus
Greece
Attention: Secretary
011 030 210 419 6480
(Address of principal executive office)
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant
files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F.
Form 20-F x Form 40-F ¨
INFORMATION CONTAINED
IN THIS FORM 6-K REPORT
Attached to this report on Form 6-K as Exhibit
99.1 is a copy of the press release of Danaos Corporation, dated October 6, 2025, announcing that it plans to commence an offering
of up to $500 million of Senior Notes due 2032, subject to market conditions and other factors. The notes are to be offered and sold in
a private offering exempt from the registration requirements under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities
Act”).
This shall not constitute an offer for sale or a recommendation or
solicitation to buy or sell any securities, nor shall there be any offer, solicitation, or sale of any securities in any jurisdiction
in which such offer, solicitation, or sale would be unlawful. The notes will not be registered under the Securities Act and may not be
offered or sold in the United States absent registration or an applicable exemption from registration requirements of the Securities
Act and applicable state securities laws.
EXHIBIT INDEX
99.1 Press release issued by Danaos Corporation on October 6, 2025, furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.1.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto
duly authorized.
Date: October 6, 2025
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DANAOS CORPORATION |
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By: |
/s/ Evangelos Chatzis |
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Name: |
Evangelos Chatzis |
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Title: |
Chief Financial Officer |
