Company Description

Global Ship Lease, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, engages in owning and chartering of containerships under fixed-rate charters to container shipping companies worldwide.

As of March 12, 2026, it owned 71 mid-sized and smaller containerships, ranging from 2,207 to 11,040 twenty-foot equivalent unit (TEU), with an aggregate capacity of 423,003 TEU.

The company was formerly known as Marathon Acquisition Corp. and changed its name to Global Ship Lease, Inc. in August 2008.

Global Ship Lease, Inc. was founded in 2007 and is based in Athens, Greece.

Global Ship Lease, Inc.

Country	Greece
Founded	2007
IPO Date	Aug 25, 2006
Industry	Marine Shipping
Sector	Industrials
Employees	7
CEO	Thomas Lister

Contact Details

Address: 9 Irodou Attikou Street, Kifisia Athens, 14561 Greece
Phone	30 210 62 33 670
Website	globalshiplease.com

Stock Details

Ticker Symbol	GSL
Exchange	NYSE
Stock Type	Common Stock
Share Class	Class A Shares
Fiscal Year	January - December
Reporting Currency	USD
CIK Code	0001430725
CUSIP Number	Y27183600
ISIN Number	MHY271836006
SIC Code	4412

Key Executives

Name	Position
Thomas A. Lister	Chief Executive Officer
Georgios Giouroukos Youroukos	Executive Chairman
Anastasios Psaropoulos	Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
George Giannopoulos	Chief Compliance Officer
Maria Danezi	Company Secretary

Latest SEC Filings

Date	Type	Title
Mar 16, 2026	S-8	Securities to be offered to employees in employee benefit plans
Mar 16, 2026	20-F	Annual and transition report of foreign private issuers
Mar 10, 2026	6-K	Report of foreign issuer
Mar 6, 2026	6-K	Report of foreign issuer
Feb 13, 2026	6-K	Report of foreign issuer
Feb 12, 2026	SCHEDULE 13G	Filing
Dec 9, 2025	6-K	Report of foreign issuer
Dec 2, 2025	6-K	Report of foreign issuer
Nov 13, 2025	SCHEDULE 13G	Filing
Nov 12, 2025	6-K	Report of foreign issuer

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