Diana Shipping  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 Cargill International S.A., Geneva, for one of its Kamsarmax dry bulk vessels, the m/v Medusa. The gross charter rate is US$26,000 per day, minus a 4.75% commission paid to third parties, for a period until minimum May 15, 2023 up to maximum July 15, 2023. The new charter period is expected to commence on March 5, 2022. The m/v Medusa is currently chartered, as previously announced, at a gross charter rate of US$11,000 per day, minus a 4.75% commission paid to third parties.

The “Medusa” is a 82,194 dwt Kamsarmax dry bulk vessel built in 2010.

The employment of “Medusa” is anticipated to generate approximately US$11.18 million of gross revenue for the minimum scheduled period of the time charter (i.e. about 430 days).

Diana Shipping Inc.’s fleet currently consists of 34 dry bulk vessels (4 Newcastlemax, 11 Capesize, 5 Post-Panamax, 6 Kamsarmax and 8 Panamax). The Company also expects to take delivery of one new-building Capesize dry bulk vessel by the end of the first quarter of 2022. As of today, the combined carrying capacity of the Company’s fleet, excluding the one vessel not yet delivered, is approximately 4.4 million dwt with a weighted average age of 10.51 years. A table describing the current Diana Shipping Inc. fleet can be found on the Company’s website, www.dianashippinginc.com. Information contained on the Company’s website does not constitute a part of this press release.