DSX - Diana Shipping Inc. Announces Time Charter Contract for m/v DSI Phoenix With Bulk Trading SA | Benzinga
ATHENS, Greece, April 25, 2024 (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 entered into a time charter contract with Bulk Trading SA, for one of its Ultramax dry bulk vessels, the m/v DSI Phoenix. The gross charter rate is US$16,500 per day, minus a 5% commission paid to third parties, for a period until minimum August 1, 2025 up to maximum September 30, 2025. The charter is expected to commence on May 8, 2024. The m/v DSI Phoenix is currently chartered, as previously announced, to ASL Bulk Marine Limited, at a gross charter rate of US$13,250 per day, minus a 5.00% commission paid to third parties.
The "DSI Phoenix" is a 60,456 dwt Ultramax dry bulk vessel built in 2017.
The employment of "DSI Phoenix" is anticipated to generate approximately US$7.33 million of gross revenue for the minimum scheduled period of the time charter.
Upon completion of the previously announced sale of m/v Houston, Diana Shipping Inc.'s fleet will consist of 38 dry bulk vessels: 4 Newcastlemax, 8 Capesize, 5 Post-Panamax, 6 Kamsarmax, 6 Panamax and 9 Ultramax. The Company also expects to take delivery of two methanol dual fuel new-building Kamsarmax dry bulk vessels by the second half of 2027 and the first half of 2028, respectively. As of today, the ...