Management to Host Conference Call at 11:00 a.m. ET

CHARLOTTE, NC, October 9, 2009 - Horizon Lines, Inc. (NYSE: HRZ), announced today that it will release third-quarter financial results before the stock market opens on Friday, October 23, 2009, followed by a conference call at 11:00 a.m. Eastern Time. During the conference call, senior executives will review the company's financial and operating results for the 2009 third quarter, and discuss the current operating environment.

Executives in attendance during the call will be:  Charles G. Raymond, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer; John V. Keenan, President and Chief Operating Officer, Horizon Lines, LLC; Brian W. Taylor, President and Chief Operating Officer, Horizon Logistics, LLC; and Michael T. Avara, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer.

Investors can listen to the conference call and view the accompanying slide presentation by going to the Horizon Lines website, www.horizonlines.com, and selecting the conference link on the Investor Relations page.  Those wishing to participate in the call may do so by dialing 1-866-394-6819 and providing the operator with conference ID number 34382121.  Copies of the presentation and press release also will be available for download from the Horizon Lines website shortly before the call begins.

A replay of the conference call will be accessible through October 30, 2009, by dialing 1-706-645-9291, passcode: 34382121. The recording will be available approximately two hours after completion of the call.  The replay also will be archived on the Horizon Lines website.

About Horizon Lines
Horizon Lines, Inc. is the nation's leading domestic ocean shipping and integrated logistics company comprised of two primary operating subsidiaries. Horizon Lines, LLC, owns or leases a fleet of 21 U.S.-flag containerships and operates 5 port terminals linking the continental United States with Alaska, Hawaii, Guam, Micronesia and Puerto Rico. Horizon Logistics, LLC, offers customized logistics solutions to shippers from a suite of transportation and distribution management services, information technology developed by Horizon Services Group and intermodal trucking and warehousing services provided by Sea-Logix. Horizon Lines, Inc. is based in Charlotte, NC, and trades on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol HRZ.