Diana Shipping Inc., 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 Cargill International S.A., Geneva, for one of its Panamax dry bulk vessels, the m/v Maera. The gross charter rate is US$12,000 per day, minus a 4.75% commission paid to third parties, for a period until minimum October 28, 2023 up to maximum December 28, 2023. The charter commenced earlier today.
The “Maera” is a 75,403 dwt Panamax dry bulk vessel built in 2013.
The employment of “Maera” is anticipated to generate approximately US$3.74 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, 11 Capesize, 5 Post-Panamax, 6 Kamsarmax, 8 Panamax and 7 Ultramax). The Company also expects to take delivery of 2 Ultramax dry bulk vessels in the fourth quarter of 2022. As of today, the combined carrying capacity of the Company’s fleet, excluding the 2 Ultramax dry bulk vessels not yet delivered, is approximately 4.8 million dwt with a weighted average age of 10.21 years.
