ATHENS, Greece, Dec. 20, 2024 (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 Myrto. The gross charter rate is US$12,000 per day, minus a 5.00% commission paid to third parties, for a period until minimum March 1, 2026 up to maximum May 15, 2026. The charter is expected to commence on December 23, 2024.