ATHENS, Greece, March 21, 2022 (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 Cargill International S.A., Geneva, for one of its Panamax dry bulk vessels, the m/v Artemis. The gross charter rate is US$21,250 per day, minus a 4.75% commission paid to third parties, for a period until minimum June 20, 2023 up to maximum August 20, 2023. The charter commenced earlier today. The m/v Artemis was chartered, as previously announced, to Glencore Agriculture B.V., Rotterdam, at a gross charter rate of US$10,250 per day, minus a 5% commission paid to third parties.