Diana Shipping Inc News

Pangaea Takes Top Spot in Dry Bulk Benchmark Study

For the second year straight, US-based Pangaea Logistics ranks highest among dry bulk owners based on Time Charter Earnings (TCE), according to a recent market benchmarking report.Notably, the Rhode Island-headquartered shipowner's 53.7% TCE performance is well above Hong Kong's Pacific Basin Shipping Ltd. (24.3%) and Thailand's Thoresen Thai Agencies (23.5%) in second and third place respectively.The Vesselindex Performance Report by Danish maritime advisors Liengaard & Roschmann…

Diana Shipping Sells Dry Bulker Norfolk

Diana Shipping announced that it has signed, through a separate wholly-owned subsidiary, a Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) to sell to an unaffiliated third party, the 2002-built vessel Norfolk.The global shipping company specializing in the ownership of dry bulk vessels said that the delivery to the buyer is scheduled latest by April 6, 2020, for a sale price of US$8.75 million before commissions.Upon completion of the aforementioned sale, Diana Shipping Inc.’s fleet will consist of 41 dry bulk vessels (4 Newcastlemax…

Diana Shipping Fixes Coronis with Koch

Diana Shipping  announced that, through a separate wholly-owned subsidiary, it has entered into a time charter contract with Koch Shipping Pte. Ltd., Singapore, for one of its Panamax dry bulk vessels, the m/v Coronis.The global shipping company specializing in the ownership of dry bulk vessels said that the gross charter rate is US$8,000 per day, minus a 5% commission paid to third parties, for a period of about nine months to about 10 months.The charter commenced earlier today. The m/v Coronis was previously chartered to Tongli Shipping Pte.

Diana Shipping Cancels Dry Bulker Sale

Diana Shipping announced that it has received a notice of cancellation of the Memorandum of Agreement (MoA), between a separate wholly-owned subsidiary and an unaffiliated third party, to sell the 2005-built Panamax vessel “Calipso”, as previously announced.The global shipping company specializing in the ownership of dry bulk vessels said in a press note that the buyers elected to exercise their right to cancel the Contract as a result of vessel’s missing the cancelling date stipulated therein…

Diana Shipping Fixes Philadelphia with BHP

Diana Shipping announced that through a separate wholly-owned subsidiary, it has entered into a time charter contract with BHP Billiton Freight Singapore Pte. Ltd., for one of its Newcastlemax dry bulk vessels, the m/v Philadelphia.According to the global shipping company specializing in the ownership of dry bulk vessels, the gross charter rate is US$14,500 per day, minus a 5% commission paid to third parties, for a period of minimum 14 months to maximum 17 months.The charter commenced on February 5, 2020.

Diana Shipping Sells Dry Bulker

Diana Shipping announced that it has signed, through a separate wholly-owned subsidiary, a Memorandum of Agreement to sell to an unaffiliated third party, the 2002-built vessel “Norfolk”.The delivery to the buyer is scheduled for latest by February 25, 2020, said a press note from the global shipping company specializing in the ownership of dry bulk vessels. The sale price of its first capesize is US$9.35 million before commissions.Upon completion of the aforementioned sale and the previously announced sale of a Panamax dry bulk vessel…

Diana Shipping Fixes Astarte with Aquavita

Diana Shipping through a separate wholly-owned subsidiary, it has entered into a time charter contract with Aquavita International S.A., for one of its Kamsarmax dry bulk vessels, the m/v Astarte.According a press release from the global shipping company specializing in the ownership of dry bulk vessels,  the gross charter rate is US$11,750 per day, minus a 5% commission paid to third parties, for a period of minimum 14 months to about 16 months. The charter is expected to commence on January 18…

Diana Shipping Fixes Ismene with Phaethon

Diana Shipping announced that, through a separate wholly-owned subsidiary, it has entered into a time charter contract with Phaethon International Company AG, for one of its Panamax dry bulk vessels, the m/v Ismene.According to a press note from the global shipping company specializing in the ownership of dry bulk vessels, the gross charter rate is US$10,800 per day, minus a 5% commission paid to third parties, for a period of minimum 13 months to about fifteen 15 months.The charter is expected to commence on January 11…

Diana Shipping Fixes Santa Barbara with Pacbulk

Diana Shipping  announced that, through a separate wholly-owned subsidiary, it has entered into a time charter contract with Pacbulk Shipping Pte. Ltd., Singapore, for one of its Capesize dry bulk vessels, the m/v Santa Barbara.The global shipping company specializing in the ownership of dry bulk vessels said that the gross charter rate is US$17,250 per day, minus a 5% commission paid to third parties, for a period of minimum twelve (months to maximum fourteen months.The charter is expected to commence on December 27…

Diana Shipping Wins Ausca, Koch Charters

Diana Shipping  announced that, through a separate wholly-owned subsidiary, it has entered into a time charter contract with Ausca Shipping Limited, Hong Kong, for one of its Kamsarmax dry bulk vessels, the m/v Myrsini.According to the global shipping company specializing in the ownership of dry bulk vessels, the gross charter rate is US$11,500 per day, minus a 5% commission paid to third parties, for a period of minimum 13 months to about 15 months. The charter is expected to commence on December 4…

Diana Shipping Announces T/C Contracts

Diana Shipping Inc. has announced that, through a separate wholly-owned subsidiary, it has entered into a time charter contract with Oldendorff Carriers GmbH & Co. KG, Lübeck, Germany, for one of its Post-Panamax dry bulk vessels, the m/v Electra. The gross charter rate is US$10,250 per day, minus a 5% commission paid to third parties, for a period of minimum eleven (11) months to maximum thirteen (13) months. The charter commenced earlier today.The “Electra” is a 87,150 dwt Post-Panamax dry bulk vessel built in 2013.The company also announced that…

Diana Shipping Fixes Medusa with Cargill

Diana Shipping announced that, through a separate wholly-owned subsidiary, it has entered into a time charter contract with Cargill International S.A., Geneva, for one of its Kamsarmax dry bulk vessels, the m/v Medusa.The gross charter rate is US$11,000 per day, minus a 4.75% commission paid to third parties, for a period of about 11 months to maximum 13 months, said the global shipping company specializing in the ownership of dry bulk vessels.The new charter period is expected to commence on November 15…

Diana Shipping Sells Panamax Bulker

Diana Shipping announced that it has signed through a separate wholly-owned subsidiary, a Memorandum of Agreement to sell to an unaffiliated third party, the 2005-built vessel “Clio”.The global shipping company specializing in the ownership of dry bulk vessels said that the delivery to the buyer is expected latest by November 29, 2019. The sale price of of Clio is US$7.4 million before commissions, it said.Upon completion of the aforementioned sale, Diana Shipping Inc.’s fleet will consist of 42 dry bulk vessels (4 Newcastlemax…

Polymnia TC Cancelled: Diana Shipping

Diana Shipping announced the cancellation of the time charter contract with Al Ghurair Resources International, Dubai, for one of its Post-Panamax dry bulk vessels, the m/v Polymnia, as announced on October 10, 2019.According to the global shipping company specializing in the ownership of dry bulk vessels, charterers have exercised their right to cancel the time charter contract since the vessel was not delivered, due to unforeseen events, unrelated to the condition of the vessel…

Diana Shipping Inks TC with Al Ghurair

Greek dry bulk owner Diana Shipping announced that, through a separate wholly-owned subsidiary, it has entered into a time charter contract with Al Ghurair Resources International L.L.C., Dubai, for one of its Post-Panamax dry bulk vessels, the m/v Polymnia.According to a press release from the global shipping company specializing in the ownership of dry bulk vessels, the gross charter rate is US$14,500 per day, minus a 5% commission paid to third parties, for a period of minimum 12 months to about 14 months.The charter is expected to commence on October 23, 2019, it said.

Diana Shipping Fixes Selina with Ausca

Diana Shipping announced that, through a separate wholly-owned subsidiary, it has entered into a time charter contract with Ausca Shipping Limited, Hong Kong, for one of its Panamax dry bulk vessels, the m/v Selina.The global shipping company specializing in the ownership of dry bulk vessels, said that the gross charter rate is US$11,750 per day, minus a 5% commission paid to third parties, for a period of minimum seven months to maximum nine months.The charter commenced on July 15…

Diana Shipping Fixes Atalandi with Uniper

Diana Shipping announced that, through a separate wholly-owned subsidiary, it has entered into a time charter contract with Uniper Global Commodities SE, Düsseldorf, for one of its Ice Class Panamax dry bulk vessels, the m/v Atalandi.The global shipping company specializing in the ownership of dry bulk vessels said that the gross charter rate is US$12,250 per day, minus a 5% commission paid to third parties, for a period of minimum 11 months to about 13 months. The charter is expected to commence on July 7…

Diana Shipping Fixes P. S. Palios with SwissMarine

Diana Shipping announced that, through a separate wholly-owned subsidiary, it has entered into a time charter contract with SwissMarine Services S.A., Geneva, for one of its Capesize dry bulk vessels, the m/v P. S. Palios.The global shipping company specializing in the ownership of dry bulk vessels said in a press release that the gross charter rate is US$17,500 per day, minus a 5% commission paid to third parties, for a period of about eight months to about nine months.The charter commenced earlier today. The m/v P. S. Palios was chartered, as previously announced, to Koch Shipping Pte.

Diana Shipping Fixes 'Salt Lake City' with Cargill

Diana Shipping announced that, through a separate wholly-owned subsidiary, it has entered into a time charter contract with Cargill International S.A., Geneva, for one of its Capesize dry bulk vessels, the m/v Salt Lake City.The global shipping company specializing in the ownership of dry bulk vessels said that the gross charter rate is US$9,750 per day, minus a 4.75% commission paid to third parties, for a period of minimum 20 months to maximum 23 months. The charter is expected to commence on March 14…

Diana Fixes m/v San Francisco with Koch

Diana Shipping announced that, through a separate wholly-owned subsidiary, it has entered into a time charter contract with Koch Shipping Pte. Ltd., Singapore, for one of its Newcastlemax dry bulk vessels, the m/v San Francisco.The global shipping company specializing in the ownership of dry bulk vessels said that the gross charter rate is US$16,000 per day, minus a 5% commission paid to third parties, for a period of minimum 19 months to about 22 months. The charter commenced earlier today.The “San Francisco” is a 208…

Diana Shipping Fixes Two Dry Bulkers with SwissMarine

Diana Shipping has announced time charter contracts for m/v Newport News and m/v Los Angeles with SwissMarine.The global shipping company specializing in the ownership of dry bulk vessels, today announced that, through a separate wholly-owned subsidiary, it has entered into a time charter contract with SwissMarine Services S.A., Geneva, for one of its Newcastlemax dry bulk vessels, the m/v Newport News.The gross charter rate is US$16,500 per day, minus a 5% commission paid to third parties, for a period of minimum 16 months to maximum 19 months.

Diana Shipping Fixes Houston with Koch

Diana Shipping announced that, through a separate wholly-owned subsidiary, it has entered into a time charter contract with Koch Shipping Pte. Ltd., Singapore, for one of its Capesize dry bulk vessels, the m/v Houston.The global shipping company specializing in the ownership of dry bulk vessels said that the gross charter rate is US$10,125 per day, minus a 5% commission paid to third parties, for a period of minimum 14 months to about 17 months. The charter commenced on February 17…

Diana Shipping Fixes Danae with Phaethon

Diana Shipping announced that, through a separate wholly-owned subsidiary, it has entered into a time charter contract with Phaethon International Company AG, for one of its Panamax dry bulk vessels, the m/v Danae.The global shipping company specializing in the ownership of dry bulk vessels said that the gross charter rate is US$8,100 per day, minus a 5% commission paid to third parties, for a period of minimum 11 months to maximum 14 months. The charter is expected to commence later today.The “Danae” is a 75…

Diana Shipping Fixes with Uniper and Phaethon

Diana Shipping announced that, through a separate wholly-owned subsidiary, it has entered into a time charter contract with Uniper Global Commodities SE, Düsseldorf, for one of its Post-Panamax dry bulk vessels, the m/v Amphitrite, for a period of minimum 14 months to maximum 17 months.The global shipping company specializing in the ownership of dry bulk vessels said in a press release that the gross charter rate is US$5,000 per day for the first five (5) days of the charter period and US$12…

Diana Shipping Win TC for m/v Myrsini with Glencore

Diana Shipping  through a separate wholly-owned subsidiary, it has entered into a time charter contract with Glencore Agriculture B.V., Rotterdam, for one of its Kamsarmax dry bulk vessels, the m/v Myrsini.The global shipping company specializing in the ownership of dry bulk vessels, today announced that the gross charter rate is US$12,750 per day, minus a 5% commission paid to third parties, for a period of minimum ten (10) months to maximum twelve (12) months.The charter commenced on December 22, 2018.

Diana Shipping Fixes m/v Seattle with SwissMarine

Diana Shipping announced that, through a separate wholly-owned subsidiary, it has entered into a time charter contract with SwissMarine Services S.A., Geneva, for one of its Capesize dry bulk vessels, the m/v Seattle.According to the global shipping company specializing in the ownership of dry bulk vessels, the gross charter rate is US$16,000 per day, minus a 5% commission paid to third parties, for a period of minimum 16 months to maximum 19 months. The charter is expected to commence on December 25…