Diana Shipping Inc. Announces Time Charter Contract for m/v Newport News With Bohai Ocean Shipping
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 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.
The “Newport News” is a 208,021 dwt Newcastlemax dry bulk vessel built in 2017.
The employment of “Newport News” is anticipated to generate approximately US$10.95 million of gross revenue for the minimum scheduled period of the time charter.
Diana Shipping Inc.’s fleet currently consists of 37 dry bulk vessels (4 Newcastlemax, 8 Capesize, 4 Post-Panamax, 6 Kamsarmax, 6 Panamax and 9 Ultramax). The Company also expects to take delivery of two methanol dual fuel new-building Kamsarmax dry bulk vessels by the second half of 2027 and the first half of 2028, respectively. As of today, the combined carrying capacity of the Company’s fleet, excluding the two vessels not yet delivered, is approximately 4.1 million dwt, with a weighted average age of 11.59 years.
Source: Diana Shipping Inc.
