ATHENS, Greece, Nov. 18, 2010 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Diana Shipping Inc. (NYSE:DSX), a global shipping transportation company specializing in dry bulk cargoes, announced that the Company has today taken delivery of the m/v "East Sunrise 88," renamed "Alcmene," a 93,193 dwt Post-Panamax dry bulk carrier built in 2010.
As previously announced, the Alcmene is chartered to Cargill International S.A., Geneva for a period of about twenty-three (23) to about twenty-five (25) months, at a gross charter rate of US$20,250 per day. The charter is expected to commence on November 20, 2010.
This employment is anticipated to generate approximately US$14 million of gross revenue for the minimum scheduled period of the charter.
The Company also announced today that it has entered into a time charter contract with Minmetals Logistics Group Co. Ltd., Beijing, for one of its Capesize dry bulk carriers, the m/v Aliki, at a gross charter rate of US$26,500 per day for a period of minimum fifty-nine (59) to maximum sixty-one (61) months. The charter is expected to commence in the beginning of March 2011. The m/v Aliki is a 180,235 dwt Capesize dry bulk carrier built in 2005.
This employment is anticipated to generate approximately US$47 million of gross revenue for the minimum scheduled period of the charter.
About the Company
Diana Shipping Inc. is a global provider of shipping transportation services. The Company specializes in transporting dry bulk cargoes, including such commodities as iron ore, coal, grain and other materials along worldwide shipping routes.
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In addition to these important factors, other important factors that, in our view, could cause actual results to differ materially from those discussed in the forward-looking statements include the strength of world economies and currencies, general market conditions, including fluctuations in charter rates and vessel values, changes in demand for dry bulk shipping capacity, changes in our operating expenses, including bunker prices, drydocking and insurance costs, the market for our vessels, availability of financing and refinancing, changes in governmental rules and regulations or actions taken by regulatory authorities, potential liability from pending or future litigation, general domestic and international political conditions, potential disruption of shipping routes due to accidents or political events, vessels breakdowns and instances of off-hires and other factors. Please see our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission for a more complete discussion of these and other risks and uncertainties.
CONTACT: Diana Shipping Inc. Corporate Contact: Ioannis Zafirakis, Director, Executive Vice-President and Secretary + 30-210-947-0100 izafirakis@dianashippinginc.com Comm-Counsellors, LLC Investor and Media Relations: Edward Nebb + 1-203-972-8350 enebb@optonline.net