ATHENS, Greece, June 02, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- 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 Bohai Ocean Shipping (Singapore) Holding Pte. Ltd., for one of its Newcastlemax dry bulk vessels, the m/v Newport News. The gross charter rate is US$25,000 per day, minus a 5.00% commission paid to third parties, for a period until minimum September 1, 2026 up to maximum October 31, 2026. The charter is expected to commence on June 14, 2025. The m/v Newport News is currently chartered, as previously announced, to Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, at a gross charter rate of US$20,000 per day, minus a 5.00% commission paid to third parties.