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Diana Shipping Inks Time Charter Contract for Capesize Bulker

Maritime Activity Reports, Inc.

July 5, 2012

Diana Shipping Inc.(NYSE:DSX), a global shipping company specializing in the ownership and operation of dry bulk vessels, announced that it has entered  into a time charter contract with Morgan Stanley Capital Group Inc., through a separate wholly-owned subsidiary, for one of its Capesize dry bulk carriers, the m/v "Salt Lake City".

 

The gross charter rate is US$13,000 per day, minus a 5% commission paid to third parties, for a period of minimum twenty-two (22) months to maximum twenty-eight (28) months. The charter is expected to commence in the beginning of August 2012. This employment is anticipated to generate approximately US$8.6 million of gross revenue for the minimum scheduled period of the charter. The Salt Lake City is a 171,810 dwt Capesize dry bulk vessel built in 2005.
 

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