Diana Shipping Inc. Announces Direct Continuation of Time Charter Contract for M/V Semirio with Solebay and for M/V DSI Aquila with Western Bulk

ATHENS, Greece, Jan. 14, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Diana Shipping Inc. (NYSE: DSX), (the “Company”), a global shipping company specializing in the ownership and bareboat charter-in of dry bulk vessels, today announced that, through a separate wholly-owned subsidiary, it has extended the time charter contract with Solebay Shipping Cape Company Limited, Hong Kong, for one of its Capesize dry bulk vessels, the m/v Semirio. The gross charter rate is US$16,650 minus a 5% commission paid to third parties, for a period until minimum February 15, 2026 up to maximum April 15, 2026. The new charter period is expected to commence on February 4, 2025. The m/v Semirio is currently chartered, as previously announced, at a gross charter rate of US$14,150 per day, minus a 5.00% commission paid to third parties.