Exhibit 32.1
HORIZON LINES, INC.
CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350, AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO SECTION 906 OF
THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
In connection with the Quarterly Report of Horizon Lines, Inc. (the “Company”) on Form 10-Q for the period ending June 24, 2012 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, and as amended by the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q/A filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), I, Samuel A. Woodward, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350, as adopted pursuant to § 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:
(1) | The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d), as applicable, of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and |
(2) | The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company. |
/s/ SAMUEL A. WOODWARD |
Samuel A. Woodward |
President and Chief Executive Officer |
(Principal Executive Officer) |
September 17, 2012