 ATHENS, Greece, Sept. 07, 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 Uniper Global Commodities SE, Düsseldorf, for one of its Ice Class Panamax dry bulk vessels, the mv Crystalia. The gross charter rate is US26,100 per day, minus a 5 commission paid to third parties, for a period until minimum October 1, 2022 up to maximum December 15, 2022. The charter is expected to commence on September 19, 2021. The mv Crystalia is currently chartered, as previously announced, to Glencore Agriculture B.V., Rotterdam, at a gross charter rate of US8,750 per day, minus a 5 commission paid to third parties. 