 ATHENS, Greece, May 19, 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 Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd., for one of its Kamsarmax dry bulk vessels, the mv Astarte. The gross charter rate is US25,000 per day, minus a 5 commission paid to third parties, for a time charter period until minimum November 1, 2021 up to maximum December 15, 2021. The charter is expected to commence tomorrow. The mv Astarte is currently chartered, as previously announced, to Aquavita International S.A., at a gross charter rate of US11,750 per day, minus a 5 commission paid to third parties. 