 ATHENS, Greece, Sept. 20, 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 Maera. The gross charter rate is US26,000 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 commenced on September 18, 2021. The mv Maera was chartered, as previously announced, to Ausca Shipping Limited, Hong Kong, at a gross charter rate of US8,600 per day, minus a 5 commission paid to third parties. 