 ATHENS, Greece, Sept. 09, 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 Koch Shipping Pte., Ltd, Singapore, for one of its Capesize dry bulk vessels, the mv Houston. The gross charter rate is US27,000 per day, minus a 5 commission paid to third parties, for a period until minimum July 15, 2022 up to maximum October 15, 2022. The charter commenced retroactively on August 30, 2021. The mv Houston was chartered, as previously announced, to C Transport Maritime Ltd., Bermuda, at a gross charter rate of US6,250 per day for the first thirty 30 days of the charter period and US12,400 per day for the balance of the time charter, in each case minus a 5 commission paid to third parties. 