 ATHENS, Greece, Aug. 26, 2021 GLOBE NEWSWIRE -- Diana Shipping Inc. NYSE: DSX, the Company, a global shipping company specializing in the ownership of dry bulk vessels, today announced that, through a separate wholly-owned subsidiary, it has entered into a time charter contract with ASL Bulk Shipping HK Limited, for one of its Panamax dry bulk vessels, the mv Selina. The gross charter rate is US26,500 per day, minus a 5 commission paid to third parties, for a period until minimum June 15, 2022 up to maximum September 15, 2022. The charter is expected to commence on September 1, 2021. The mv Selina is currently chartered, as previously announced, to ST Shipping and Transport Pte. Ltd., Singapore, at a gross charter rate of US11,000 per day, minus a 5 commission paid to third parties. 