 ATHENS, Greece, Aug. 30, 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 Post-Panamax dry bulk vessels, the mv Phaidra. The gross charter rate is US28,000 per day, minus a 5 commission paid to third parties, for a period until minimum July 1, 2022 up to maximum September 15, 2022. The charter is expected to commence on September 1, 2021. 