Diana Shipping Inc. filings document a foreign private issuer operating a dry bulk shipping fleet through vessel-owning and bareboat-chartering subsidiaries. Form 6-K current reports disclose time charter contracts and extensions for vessels such as the m/v New York, m/v DSI Pyxis, m/v Myrto and m/v Crystalia, along with related material agreements and company announcements.
The company’s regulatory record also includes Form 20-F annual reporting, annual meeting notices and proxy materials, an amended and restated equity incentive plan, and disclosures incorporated into Form F-3 registration statements. These filings cover audited financial statements, governance, shareholder voting matters, capital structure and recurring public-company reporting obligations.
Diana Shipping Inc. reported stronger results for the quarter and six months ended June 30, 2026. For Q2 2026, time charter revenues were $57.3 million, net income was $20.8 million and net income attributable to common stockholders was $19.3 million, compared with $4.5 million and $3.1 million a year earlier. Basic and diluted earnings per share were $0.17 and $0.16, respectively. Operating income reached $12,099 thousand, and gain on equity securities of $14,261 thousand contributed to total other income of $8,660 thousand.
For the first half of 2026, time charter revenues were $112.0 million and net income attributable to common stockholders was $47.0 million, compared with $4.7 million in the prior-year period. Fleet utilization remained high at 99.6% in Q2 and 99.8% for the six months, with a Q2 time charter equivalent rate of $16,581 per day. Net cash provided by operating activities was $17,510 thousand in Q2. At June 30, 2026, total assets were $1,195,401 thousand, including $117,928 thousand of cash and $155,235 thousand of equity securities, against long-term debt and finance liabilities of $606,055 thousand. The board declared a cash dividend of $0.01 per common share, payable September 11, 2026 to shareholders of record on August 21, 2026.
Diana Shipping Inc. entered into a new time charter for its Newcastlemax vessel m/v Philadelphia with Classic Maritime Inc. at a gross rate of US$35,500 per day, minus a 5.00% commission, for a period running from minimum March 10, 2027 to maximum May 10, 2027. The charter is expected to commence on August 8, 2026 and is anticipated to generate about US$7.46 million in gross revenue over the minimum scheduled term.
Philadelphia is a 206,040 dwt Newcastlemax dry bulk vessel built in 2012 and is currently chartered to Refined Success Limited at US$21,500 per day, minus a 5.00% commission. Diana Shipping’s fleet consists of 36 dry bulk vessels with approximately 4.1 million dwt carrying capacity and a weighted average age of 12.67 years, and the company expects two methanol dual fuel Kamsarmax newbuildings by 2028.
Diana Shipping Inc. director Symeon Palios filed an amended initial ownership report to reflect a transfer of his holdings from Taracan Investments S.A., a wholly owned entity, to Limon Compania Financiera S.A., which he controls.
As of April 22, 2026, he indirectly reported 5,963,837 shares of common stock held through Limon, including 2,051,912 unvested shares awarded under the 2014 Equity Incentive Plan. He also indirectly holds 707, 439 warrants through Limon from a December 14, 2023 warrant dividend, exercisable for 1,189,537 shares of common stock.
Diana Shipping Inc. extended its tender offer to acquire all outstanding shares of Genco Shipping & Trading Limited not already owned by Diana to July 24, 2026 at 5:00 p.m. New York City time. As of July 10, 2026, 11,081,926 Genco shares, representing 29.7% of the outstanding shares not owned by Diana, had been tendered, in addition to Diana’s existing stake of more than 14% of Genco’s outstanding shares.
The current cash tender offer price is $24.80 per Genco share, and Diana has separately made a direct proposal to Genco’s board valued at $27.34 per share, comprised of $24.80 in cash plus one Diana share valued at $2.54 based on Diana’s 30‑day VWAP as of June 16, 2026. The proposal is backed by $1.412 billion of committed bank financing with no financing condition and reflects a stated 53% premium to Genco’s undisturbed share price and a 6% premium to Genco’s net asset value per share at cyclically high dry bulk asset values. Completion is conditioned on a definitive merger agreement with Genco, majority tender on a fully diluted basis, termination or inapplicability of Genco’s shareholder rights plan, specified Genco board approvals and effectiveness of a Form F‑4 registration statement, followed by a second‑step merger in which all remaining Genco shareholders would receive the same consideration.
Diana Shipping Inc. has secured a new time charter for its Kamsarmax dry bulk vessel m/v Medusa with Aquavita International S.A. at a gross rate of US$16,850 per day, less a 4.75% commission. The charter runs from July 2026 until at least October 5, 2027 and up to December 20, 2027.
The Medusa had been chartered to Cargill International S.A. at a lower gross rate of US$13,000 per day. For the minimum charter period, the new employment is expected to generate about US$7.50 million of gross revenue. The vessel is an 82,194 dwt Kamsarmax built in 2010.
The company reports a fleet of 36 dry bulk vessels with a combined carrying capacity of roughly 4.1 million dwt and a weighted average age of 12.62 years, excluding two methanol dual fuel Kamsarmax newbuildings expected in 2027 and 2028.
Diana Shipping Inc. director Anastasios Margaronis, through controlled entity Anamar Investments Inc., reported multiple open-market purchases of Diana Shipping warrants. Across seven transactions from June 5 to June 22, he indirectly bought a total of 120,000 warrants at prices around $0.25–$0.30 per warrant.
Each warrant is exercisable into common stock, with underlying share amounts disclosed for each trade. A prior warrant dividend on December 14, 2023 left him with 1,703,866 warrants through Anamar, which are exercisable into 2,877,012 common shares, so these new purchases add to an already sizable derivative position.
Diana Shipping Inc. has extended its tender offer to acquire all outstanding shares of Genco Shipping & Trading that it does not already own to July 10, 2026, at 5:00 p.m. New York City time. As of June 26, 10,583,484 Genco shares, representing 28.4% of the outstanding shares not owned by Diana, had been tendered.
Diana’s latest proposal to the Genco board values each Genco share at $27.34, made up of $24.80 in cash plus one Diana share valued at $2.54 based on Diana’s 30-day VWAP. The offer is backed by fully committed bank financing of up to about $1.4 billion, and remains subject to conditions including a definitive merger agreement with Genco, majority tender, termination of Genco’s rights plan, and regulatory effectiveness of a planned Form F-4 registration statement.
Diana Shipping Inc. has fixed its Panamax dry bulk vessel m/v Ismene on a new time charter with Paralos Shipping Pte. Ltd. at a gross rate of US$15,750 per day, minus a 5.00% commission to third parties. The charter is expected to start on July 05, 2026 and run until at least May 15, 2027, with an optional extension to July 15, 2027.
Ismene, a 77,901 dwt vessel built in 2013, is currently on charter to CRC Shipping Pte. Ltd. at a lower gross rate of US$11,000 per day. The new employment is anticipated to generate approximately US$4.88 million of gross revenue for the minimum scheduled period. Diana Shipping’s fleet totals 36 dry bulk vessels with about 4.1 million dwt of carrying capacity and a weighted average age of 12.58 years.
Diana Shipping Inc. reported the results of its 2026 Annual Meeting of Shareholders, held virtually on May 28, 2026. Shareholders approved all proposals presented at the meeting.
They elected three Class III directors to serve until the 2029 Annual Meeting and approved Deloitte Certified Public Accountants S.A. as independent auditors for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2026.