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ATHENS, Greece, March 01, 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 Louis Dreyfus Company Freight Asia Pte. Ltd., for one of its Ice Class Panamax dry bulk vessels, the m/v Crystalia. The gross charter rate is US$13,900, minus a 5% commission paid to third parties ...

Diana Shipping Inc. (NYSE:DSX) Q4 2023 Earnings Call Transcript February 23, 2024 9:00 AM ET Company Participants Ed Nebb - IR Semiramis Paliou - CEO Ioannis Zafirakis - Director, CFO and CSO Stasi Margaronis - Director and President Conference Call Participants Kristoffer Skeie - Arctic Securities Operator Hello, and welcome to the Diana Shipping Inc. 2023 Fourth Quarter and Year-End Conference Call and Webcast. [Operator Instructions] A question-and-answer session will follow the formal presentation. [Ope ...

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ATHENS, Greece, Feb. 23, 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 reported net income of $9.4 million and net income attributed to common stockholders of $7.9 million for the fourth quarter of 2023. This compares to net income of $25.7 million and net income attributed to common stockholders of $24.2 million for the fourth quarter of 2022. Earnings per share for the fou ...

ATHENS, Greece, Feb. 14, 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 it has signed shipbuilding contracts for two 81,200 dwt methanol dual fuel new-building Kamsarmax dry bulk vessels, for a purchase price of US$46 million each. As previously announced in September 2023, the Company placed the order through an unaffiliated third-party nominee of Marubeni Cor ...

ATHENS, Greece, Feb. 09, 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 Ming Wah International Shipping Company Limited, for one of its Kamsarmax dry bulk vessels, the m/v Leonidas P. C. The gross charter rate is US$17,000, minus a 5% commission paid to third parties, ...

ATHENS, Greece, Feb. 06, 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 its financial results for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2023 are scheduled to be released before the opening of the U.S. financial markets on Friday, February 23, 2024. The Company's management will conduct a conference call and simultaneous Internet webcast to review these ...

ATHENS, Greece, Feb. 06, 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 its financial results for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2023 are scheduled to be released before the opening of the U.S. financial markets on Friday, February 23, 2024. The Company’s management will conduct a conference call and simultaneous Internet webcast to review thes ...