 ATHENS, Greece, Sept. 28, 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 Aquavita International S.A., for one of its Ice Class Panamax dry bulk vessels, the mv Atalandi. The gross charter rate is US24,500 per day, minus a 4.75 commission paid to third parties, for a period until minimum February 15, 2023 up to maximum April 30, 2023. The charter is expected to commence on October 3, 2021. The mv Atalandi is currently chartered, as previously announced, to Uniper Global Commodities SE, Düsseldorf, at a gross charter rate of US9,300 per day, minus a 5 commission paid to third parties. 