Horizon Lines To Announce Second-Quarter Results On July 24

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

CHARLOTTE, N.C., July 10 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Horizon Lines, Inc. (NYSE:
HRZ), announced today that it will release second-quarter financial results
before the stock market opens on Friday, July 24, 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 second 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 18881354. 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 August 7, 2009, by
dialing 1-706-645-9291, passcode: 18881354. The recording will be available
approximately two hours after completion of the call. The replay also will be
archived on the Horizon Lines website for 90 days.

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.

SOURCE Horizon Lines, Inc.

Jim Storey, Director, Investor Relations and Corporate Communications,
+1-704-973-7107, jstorey@horizonlines.com