FORM 6-K
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER PURSUANT TO RULE 13A-16 OR 15D-16
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the month of August 2022
DIANA SHIPPING INC.
(Translation of registrant's name into English)
Pendelis 16, 175 64 Palaio Faliro, Athens, Greece
(Address of principal executive office)
Indicate by check mark whether
the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F.
Form 20-F [X] Form 40-F [ ]
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holders.
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the registrant
foreign private issuer must furnish and make public under the laws of the jurisdiction in which
the registrant is incorporated, domiciled or legally organized (
the registrant's
"home country"), or under the rules of the home country exchange on which
the registrant's securities are traded, as long as the report or other document is not a
press release, is not required to be and has not been distributed to
the registrant's security holders, and, if discussing a material event, has already been the
subject of a Form 6-K submission or other Commission filing on EDGAR.
INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS FORM 6-K REPORT
Attached to this Report on Form 6-K as Exhibit 99.1 is a
press release dated
August 1, 2022 of Diana Shipping Inc. (the
"Company")
announcing that, through a separate wholly-owned subsidiary, it has entered into a time charter
contract with Tata NYK Shipping Pte. Ltd., for one of its Kamsarmax dry bulk vessels, the m/v Myrto.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
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DIANA SHIPPING INC.
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(registrant)
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By:
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President
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Exhibit 99.1
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Corporate Contact:
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Ioannis Zafirakis
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Director, Chief Financial Officer,
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Chief Strategy Officer, Treasurer and Secretary
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Telephone: + 30-210-9470-100
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Twitter: @Dianaship
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Investor and Media Relations:
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Edward Nebb
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Comm-Counsellors, LLC
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Telephone: + 1- 203-972-8350
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DIANA SHIPPING INC. ANNOUNCES TIME CHARTER
ATHENS, GREECE,
August 1, 2022 – 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 Tata NYK Shipping Pte. Ltd., for one of its Kamsarmax dry bulk vessels, the m/v Myrto. The gross charter rate is US$18,000 per day,
minus a 5% commission paid to third parties, for a period until minimum
July 15, 2023 up to maximum
September 15, 2023. The charter is expected to commence on
August 3, 2022.
The “Myrto” is a 82,131 dwt Kamsarmax dry bulk vessel built in 2013.
The employment of “Myrto” is anticipated to generate approximately US$6.16 million of gross revenue for the minimum scheduled period of the time charter.
Upon completion of the previously announced sale of one Capesize dry bulk vessel, the m/v Baltimore, Diana Shipping Inc.’s owned and bareboat chartered-in fleet will consist of 34 dry
bulk vessels (4 Newcastlemax, 11 Capesize, 5 Post-Panamax, 6 Kamsarmax and 8 Panamax). As of today, the combined carrying capacity of our fleet, including the m/v Baltimore, is approximately 4.5 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.
Diana Shipping Inc. is a global provider of shipping transportation services through its ownership and bareboat charter-in of dry bulk vessels.
The Company’s vessels are employed
primarily on short to medium-term time charters and transport a range of dry bulk cargoes, including such commodities as iron ore, coal, grain and other materials along worldwide shipping routes.
Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
Matters discussed in this
press release may constitute forward-looking statements. The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 provides safe harbor protections for
forward-looking statements in order to encourage companies to provide prospective information about their business. Forward-looking statements include statements concerning plans, objectives, goals, strategies, future events or performance, and
underlying assumptions and other statements, which are other than statements of historical facts.
The Company desires to take advantage of the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and is including this cautionary statement in connection
with this safe harbor legislation. The words
“believe,” “anticipate,” “intends,” “estimate,” “forecast,” “project,” “plan,” “potential,” “may,” “should,” “expect,” “pending” and similar expressions identify forward-looking statements.
The forward-looking statements in this
press release are based upon various assumptions, many of which are based, in turn, upon further assumptions, including without limitation,
Company management’s examination of historical operating trends, data contained in
the Company’s records and other data available from third parties. Although
the Company believes that these assumptions were reasonable when made, because these
assumptions are inherently subject to significant uncertainties and contingencies that are difficult or impossible to predict and are beyond
the Company’s control,
the Company cannot assure you that it will achieve or accomplish these expectations,
beliefs or projections.
In addition to these important factors, other important factors that, in
the Company’s view, could cause actual results to differ materially from those discussed in the
forward-looking statements include the severity, magnitude and duration of the COVID-19 pandemic, including impacts of the pandemic and of businesses’ and governments’ responses to the pandemic on our operations, personnel, and on the demand for
seaborne transportation of bulk products; 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
the Company’s
operating expenses, including bunker prices, drydocking and insurance costs, the market for
the Company’s 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, including risks associated with the continuing conflict between Russia and Ukraine and related sanctions, potential disruption of shipping
routes due to accidents or political events, vessel breakdowns and instances of off-hires and other factors. Please see
the Company’s filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission for a more complete discussion of these and other risks and
uncertainties.
The Company undertakes no obligation to revise or update any forward-looking statement, or to make any other forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.