Diana Shipping Inc. Announces Time Charter Contract for m/v Phaidra With Uniper
Diana Shipping Inc., a global shipping company specializing in the ownership of dry bulk vessels, announced that, through a separate wholly-owned subsidiary, it has entered into a time charter contract with Uniper Global Commodities SE, Düsseldorf, for one of its Post-Panamax dry bulk vessels, the m/v Phaidra. The gross charter rate is US$28,000 per day, minus a 5% commission paid to third parties, for a period until minimum July 1, 2022 up to maximum September 15, 2022. The charter is expected to commence on September 1, 2021.
The “Phaidra” is a 87,146 dwt Post-Panamax dry bulk vessel built in 2013.
The employment of “Phaidra” is anticipated to generate approximately US$8.40 million of gross revenue for the minimum scheduled period of the time charter.
Diana Shipping Inc.’s fleet currently consists of 36 dry bulk vessels (4 Newcastlemax, 12 Capesize, 5 Post-Panamax, 5 Kamsarmax and 10 Panamax). The Company also expects to take delivery of one Kamsarmax dry bulk vessel by the end of February 2022. As of today, the combined carrying capacity of the Company’s fleet, excluding the one vessel not yet delivered, is approximately 4.6 million dwt with a weighted average age of 10.45 years.
Diana Shipping Inc. Announces Time Charter Contract for m/v Calipso With Uniper
Diana Shipping Inc., a global shipping company specializing in the ownership of dry bulk vessels, announced that, through a separate wholly-owned subsidiary, it has entered into a time charter contract with Uniper Global Commodities SE, Düsseldorf, for one of its Panamax dry bulk vessels, the m/v Calipso, for a period until minimum October 15, 2020 up to maximum December 31, 2020. The gross charter rate is US$4,750 per day for the first forty-five (45) days of the charter period and US$8,250 per day for the balance of the time charter, in each case minus a 5% commission paid to third parties. The charter commenced on April 13, 2020.
The “Calipso” is a 73,691 dwt Panamax dry bulk vessel built in 2005.
This employment is anticipated to generate approximately US$1.34 million of gross revenue for the minimum scheduled period of the time charter.
Diana Shipping Inc.’s fleet currently consists of 41 dry bulk vessels (4 Newcastlemax, 13 Capesize, 5 Post-Panamax, 5 Kamsarmax and 14 Panamax). As of today, the combined carrying capacity of the Company’s fleet is approximately 5.1 million dwt with a weighted average age of 9.58 years.