 ATHENS, Greece, Sept. 10, 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 Solebay Shipping Transocean Company Limited, for one of its Kamsarmax dry bulk vessels, the mv Myrto. The gross charter rate is US28,500 per day, minus a 5 commission paid to third parties, for a period until minimum August 15, 2022 up to maximum October 15, 2022. The charter commenced earlier today. The mv Myrto was chartered, as previously announced, to Cargill International S.A., Geneva, at a gross charter rate of US10,000 per day, minus a 4.75 commission paid to third parties. 