Diana Shipping Inc. Announces Time Charter Contract for m/v Leonidas P. C. with NYK
Diana Shipping Inc. (NYSE: DSX) has secured a new time charter contract for its Kamsarmax vessel m/v Leonidas P. C. with Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha. The contract features a gross charter rate of $14,000 per day (minus 5% commission) and will run from September 24, 2025, until minimum September 15, 2026.
The charter is expected to generate approximately $4.93 million in gross revenue for the minimum period. Diana Shipping's fleet consists of 36 dry bulk vessels with a combined capacity of 4.1 million dwt and has two methanol dual fuel Kamsarmax vessels on order for delivery by 2028.
["Expected gross revenue of $4.93 million from the new charter contract", "Fleet modernization with two methanol dual fuel vessels on order", "Stable charter contract secured until at least September 2026"]Diana Shipping Inc. (NYSE: DSX) ha assicurato un nuovo contratto di time charter per la sua nave Kamsarmax m/v Leonidas P. C. con Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha. Il contratto prevede una tariffa lorda di charter di 14.000 dollari al giorno (meno una commissione del 5%) e sarà valido dal 24 settembre 2025 fino al 15 settembre 2026, minimo. Si prevede che il charter generi circa 4,93 milioni di dollari di reddito lordo per il periodo minimo. La flotta di Diana Shipping comprende 36 navi portarinfuse secche con una capacità aggregata di 4,1 milioni di dwt e sono ordinate due navi Kamsarmax alimentate a metanolo dual fuel da consegnare entro il 2028.
Diana Shipping Inc. (NYSE: DSX) ha asegurado un nuevo contrato de time charter para su buque Kamsarmax m/v Leonidas P. C. con Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha. El contrato ofrece una tarifa bruta de 14.000 dólares por día (menos una comisión del 5%) y cubrirá desde el 24 de septiembre de 2025 hasta como mínimo el 15 de septiembre de 2026. Se espera que el contrato genere aproximadamente 4,93 millones de dólares de ingresos brutos durante el periodo mínimo. La flota de Diana Shipping consta de 36 buques de carga seca con una capacidad combinada de 4,1 millones de dwt y tiene en pedido dos buques Kamsarmax con motor de metanol de doble combustible, para entrega antes de 2028.
Diana Shipping Inc. (NYSE: DSX)가 Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha와 함께 Kamsarmax 선박 m/v Leonidas P. C.에 대한 새로운 시간약정 계약을 체결했습니다. 계약은 일당 총 운임 14,000달러 (5% 수수료 차감)이며 2025년 9월 24일부터 최소 2026년 9월 15일까지 유효합니다. 최소 기간 동안 이 계약은 대략 4.93백만 달러의 총매출을 창출할 것으로 예상됩니다. Diana Shipping의 선단은 36척의 건화물선으로 구성되며 총 용량은 410만 dwt이며, 2028년까지 인도될 메탄올 듀얼 연료(Kamsarmax) 선박 2척이 주문되어 있습니다.
Diana Shipping Inc. (NYSE: DSX) a obtenu un nouveau contrat de charter à temps pour son navire Kamsarmax m/v Leonidas P. C. avec Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha. Le contrat prévoit un taux de charter brut de 14 000 dollars par jour (moins une commission de 5 %) et sera en vigueur du 24 septembre 2025 au 15 septembre 2026 au minimum. Le contrat devrait générer environ 4,93 millions de dollars de revenus bruts pour la période minimale. La flotte de Diana Shipping se compose de 36 navires porte-conteneurs secs avec une capacité combinée de 4,1 millions de dwt et elle a deux navires Kamsarmax à combustion mixte méthanol en commande pour livraison d’ici 2028.
Diana Shipping Inc. (NYSE: DSX) hat einen neuen Time-Charter-Vertrag für ihr Kamsarmax-Schiff m/v Leonidas P. C. mit Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha gesichert. Der Vertrag sieht eine bruttoCharterrate von 14.000 USD pro Tag vor (abzüglich 5% Provision) und läuft ab dem 24. September 2025 mindestens bis zum 15. September 2026. Der Chartern soll für den Mindestzeitraum voraussichtlich rund 4,93 Mio. USD Bruttoumsatz generieren. Die Flotte von Diana Shipping besteht aus 36 Trockenbulk-Schiffen mit einer kombinierten Kapazität von 4,1 Mio. dwt, und es sind zwei Methanol-Dual-Fuel-Kamsarmax-Schiffe bestellt, die bis 2028 geliefert werden sollen.
شركة ديانا شيبينغ ذ.م.م (بورصة نيويورك: DSX) حصلت على عقد تأجير طويل جديد لسفينة كـامسارماكس m/v ليونيداس ب.س. مع شركة Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha. العقد يتضمن معدل إيجار إجمالي قدره 14,000 دولار أمريكي في اليوم (يخصم منه عمولة 5%) وسيستمر من 24 سبتمبر 2025 حتى 15 سبتمبر 2026 كحد أدنى. من المتوقع أن يحقق العقد نحو 4.93 مليون دولار من العائدات الإجمالية خلال الفترة الدنيا. أسطول ديانا شيبينغ يضم 36 سفينة بضائع جافة بسعة إجمالية قدرها 4.1 مليون د.و.ت ويوجد طلب سفينتين كامسارماكس يعملان بالميثانول كوقود ثنائي حتى 2028.
Diana Shipping Inc.（纽约证券交易所：DSX） 已为其 Kamsarmax 船舶 m/v Leonidas P. C. 与 Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha 签订新的定期期租合同。该合同的 毛租金为每天 14,000 美元（扣除 5% 佣金），自 2025 年 9 月 24 日起至至少 2026 年 9 月 15 日止。预计在最低期限内，该租约将产生约 4,930,000 美元 的毛收入。Diana Shipping 的船队由 36 艘干散货船组成，总载重吨为 410 万吨，并计划在 2028 年前交付两艘采用甲醇双燃料的 Kamsarmax 船舶。
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- 5% commission reduces effective charter rate
- Aging fleet with weighted average age of 11.83 years
ATHENS, Greece, Sept. 23, 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 entered into a time charter contract with Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, for one of its Kamsarmax dry bulk vessels, the m/v Leonidas P. C. The gross charter rate is US
The “Leonidas P. C.” is a 82,165 dwt Kamsarmaxdry bulk vessel built in 2011.
The employment of “Leonidas P. C.” is anticipated to generate approximately US
Diana Shipping Inc.’s fleet currently consists of 36 dry bulk vessels (4 Newcastlemax, 8 Capesize, 4 Post-Panamax, 6 Kamsarmax, 5 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 combined carrying capacity of the Company’s fleet, excluding the two vessels not yet delivered, is approximately 4.1 million dwt, with a weighted average age of 11.83 years. A table describing the current Diana Shipping Inc. fleet can be found on the Company’s website, www.dianashippinginc.com. Information contained on the Company’s website does not constitute part of this press release.
About the Company
Diana Shipping Inc. is a global provider of shipping transportation services through its ownership and bareboat charter-in of dry bulk vessels. The Company’s vessels are employed primarily on short to medium-term time charters and transport a range of dry bulk cargoes, including such commodities as iron ore, coal, grain and other materials along worldwide shipping routes.
Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
Matters discussed in this press release may constitute forward-looking statements. The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 provides safe harbor protections for forward-looking statements in order to encourage companies to provide prospective information about their business. Forward-looking statements include statements concerning plans, objectives, goals, strategies, future events or performance, and underlying assumptions and other statements, which are other than statements of historical facts.
The Company desires to take advantage of the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and is including this cautionary statement in connection with this safe harbor legislation. The words “believe,” “anticipate,” “intends,” “estimate,” “forecast,” “project,” “plan,” “potential,” “may,” “should,” “expect,” “pending” and similar expressions identify forward-looking statements.
The forward-looking statements in this press release are based upon various assumptions, many of which are based, in turn, upon further assumptions, including without limitation, Company management’s examination of historical operating trends, data contained in the Company’s records and other data available from third parties. Although the Company believes that these assumptions were reasonable when made, because these assumptions are inherently subject to significant uncertainties and contingencies that are difficult or impossible to predict and are beyond the Company’s control, the Company cannot assure you that it will achieve or accomplish these expectations, beliefs or projections.
In addition to these important factors, other important factors that, in the Company’s view, could cause actual results to differ materially from those discussed in the forward-looking statements include the strength of world economies and currencies, general market conditions, including fluctuations in charter rates and vessel values, changes in demand for dry bulk shipping capacity, changes in the Company’s operating expenses, including bunker prices, drydocking and insurance costs, the market for the Company’s vessels, availability of financing and refinancing, changes in governmental rules and regulations or actions taken by regulatory authorities, tariff policies and other trade restrictions, potential liability from pending or future litigation, general domestic and international political conditions, including risks associated with the continuing conflict between Russia and Ukraine and related sanctions, potential disruption of shipping routes due to accidents or political events, including the escalation of the conflict in the Middle East, vessel breakdowns and instances of off-hires and other factors. Please see the Company’s filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission for a more complete discussion of these and other risks and uncertainties. The Company undertakes no obligation to revise or update any forward-looking statement, or to make any other forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
Corporate Contact:
Ioannis Zafirakis
Director, Co-Chief Financial Officer,
Chief Strategy Officer,
Treasurer and Secretary
Telephone: + 30-210-9470-100
Email: izafirakis@dianashippinginc.com
Website: www.dianashippinginc.com
X: @Dianaship
Investor Relations/Media Contact:
Nicolas Bornozis / Daniela Guerrero
Capital Link, Inc.
230 Park Avenue, Suite 1540
New York, N.Y. 10169
Tel.: (212) 661-7566
Email: diana@capitallink.com
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