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Diana Shipping Inc. (NYSE: DSX) is a global shipping company in the deep sea freight transportation industry, specializing in the ownership and bareboat charter-in of dry bulk vessels. Its vessels are employed primarily on short to medium-term time charters and transport dry bulk cargoes such as iron ore, coal, grain and other materials along worldwide shipping routes. This news page focuses on company announcements and regulatory disclosures that relate to these activities.
Visitors to this DSX news section can review press releases on new and renewed time charter contracts for specific vessels across Diana Shipping’s Newcastlemax, Capesize, Post-Panamax, Kamsarmax, Panamax and Ultramax fleet. The company regularly reports charter rates, charter durations, counterparties and anticipated gross revenues for these contracts, providing insight into fleet employment and utilization.
The news feed also includes fleet and asset updates, such as Memoranda of Agreement for vessel sales and changes to previously announced sale transactions. In addition, Diana Shipping publishes financial results for defined reporting periods, including time charter revenues, net income, fleet data and non-GAAP metrics such as time charter equivalent (TCE) rates and daily vessel operating expenses.
Another category of DSX news involves corporate and strategic developments, for example proposals to acquire remaining shares of another dry bulk shipping company and related communications, as well as announcements about officer resignations and appointments approved by the Board of Directors. Investors and analysts who follow the dry bulk shipping market can use this page to monitor Diana Shipping’s chartering activity, fleet composition, financial performance communications and corporate actions over time.
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Diana Shipping (NYSE: DSX) announced two time charter contracts: the m/v New York (Capesize) at a gross rate of US$27,500/day commencing May 1, 2026 through minimum Feb 1, 2028 (max Mar 31, 2028), and the m/v DSI Pyxis (Ultramax) at US$16,000/day commencing May 3, 2026 through minimum Jun 15, 2027 (max Aug 15, 2027).
Both charters carry a 5.00% third‑party commission. The employments are expected to generate approximately US$23.76 million of gross revenue for the minimum scheduled periods. Fleet: 36 dry bulk vessels; combined capacity ~4.1 million dwt; weighted average age 12.43 years. Two methanol dual‑fuel Kamsarmax newbuilds expected H2 2027 and H1 2028.
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Diana Shipping (NYSE: DSX) will hold its 2026 Annual Meeting of Shareholders at 8:00 a.m. ET on May 28, 2026 in a virtual-only format. All shareholders of record as of April 20, 2026 may attend by following instructions in the Notice and proxy statement.
The Notice and proxy statement are available on the SEC EDGAR site or on the company website for shareholder access and participation details.
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Diana Shipping (NYSE: DSX) extended the time charter of its Kamsarmax vessel m/v Myrto with Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha at a gross rate of US$16,650/day (less 5.00% commission) for a period from April 7, 2026 until minimum September 20, 2027 and maximum November 20, 2027.
The extension is expected to generate approximately US$8.71 million of gross revenue for the minimum period. Diana Shipping’s fleet totals 36 dry bulk vessels with combined carrying capacity ~4.1 million dwt and a weighted average age of 12.33 years. The company expects delivery of two methanol dual fuel Kamsarmax newbuilds in H2 2027 and H1 2028.
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Diana Shipping (NYSE: DSX) filed its 2025 Annual Report on Form 20-F with the U.S. SEC on March 16, 2026. The filing includes the company’s 2025 audited financial statements and is available for download from the company website.
Shareholders may request a free hard copy of the complete Annual Report by contacting the company.
Diana Shipping (NYSE: DSX) increased its all-cash offer to acquire all outstanding shares of Genco to $23.50 per share, a 31% premium to the undisturbed closing price before the initial proposal. Diana secured $1.433 billion of fully committed financing and reached a definitive agreement for Star Bulk to buy 16 Genco vessels for $470.5 million. Diana urges the Genco board to enter good-faith negotiations and has nominated director candidates for Genco's upcoming annual meeting.
The financing is fully underwritten and not conditioned on the Star Bulk vessel sale, and the transaction implies a P/NAV of 1.0x based on Clarksons Securities' NAV estimate.
Diana Shipping (NYSE: DSX) entered a time charter with SwissMarine for the Panamax m/v Crystalia at a gross rate of US$16,200/day (less 5% commission), expected to commence March 11, 2026 and run from a minimum of March 10, 2027 to a maximum of May 10, 2027.
The employment is anticipated to generate approximately US$5.78 million of gross revenue for the minimum period. Fleet totals 36 vessels with combined carrying capacity of about 4.1 million dwt and a weighted average age of 12.28 years. Two methanol dual fuel Kamsarmax newbuilds are due H2 2027 and H1 2028.