 ATHENS, Greece, June 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 C Transport Maritime Ltd., Bermuda, for one of its Capesize dry bulk vessels, the mv Boston. The gross charter rate is US25,500 per day, minus a 5 commission paid to third parties, for a period until minimum April 15, 2022 up to maximum June 15, 2022. The charter is expected to commence on June 15, 2021. The mv Boston is currently chartered, as previously announced, to Oldendorff Carriers GmbH Co. KG, Lübeck, Germany, at a gross charter rate of US15,300 per day, minus a 5 commission paid to third parties. 