Diana Shipping Inc. Announces Delivery, Sale and Leaseback of the Capesize Dry Bulk Vessel m/v Florida
Diana Shipping (NYSE: DSX) announced the delivery of the m/v Florida, a new Capesize vessel acquired from Japan. The Company entered into a ten-year bareboat charter agreement at US$13,500 per day, while simultaneously time chartering the vessel to Bunge S.A. for US$25,900 per day for 58 to 62 months. With a fleet of 35 dry bulk vessels, Diana Shipping's carrying capacity is approximately 4.5 million dwt, with an average age of 10.17 years. This strategic move bolsters their fleet and operational capacity in the shipping industry.
- Acquisition of m/v Florida expands fleet capabilities.
- Long-term bareboat charter agreement secures stable revenue at US$13,500 per day.
- Time charter with Bunge S.A. provides higher revenue at US$25,900 per day.
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ATHENS, Greece, March 29, 2022 (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 taken delivery of the m/v Florida, a 2022 Japanese new-building Capesize dry bulk vessel that the Company entered into an agreement to purchase in December 2021. As previously announced, the Company, through a separate wholly-owned subsidiary, simultaneously entered into a sale and leaseback agreement with an unaffiliated Japanese third party for the m/v Florida. As part of the agreement, the Company will bareboat charter-in the vessel for a period of ten years at US
Currently, the m/v Florida is time chartered to Bunge S.A., Geneva, at a gross charter rate of US
Diana Shipping Inc.’s owned and bareboat chartered-in fleet currently consists of 35 dry bulk vessels (4 Newcastlemax, 12 Capesize, 5 Post-Panamax, 6 Kamsarmax and 8 Panamax). As of today, the combined carrying capacity of our fleet is approximately 4.5 million dwt with a weighted average age of 10.17 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 a 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.
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