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Diana Shipping Inc. Announces Time Charter Contract for m/v Polymnia with Oldendorff Carriers

ATHENS, Greece, Aug. 13, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Diana Shipping Inc. (NYSE: DSX), (the 鈥淐ompany鈥�), a global shipping company specializing in the ownership and bareboat charter-in of dry bulk vessels, today announced that through a separate wholly-owned subsidiary, it has entered into a time charter contract聽with Oldendorff Carriers GmbH & Co. KG, for one of its Post-Panamax dry bulk vessels, the m/v Polymnia. The gross charter rate is US$14,000, minus a 5.00% commission paid to third parties, for a period until minimum April 10, 2026 up to maximum June 10, 2026. The charter is expected to commence on August 17, 2025.

The 鈥淧olymnia鈥� is a 98,704 dwt Post-Panamax dry bulk vessel built in 2012.

The employment of 鈥淧olymnia鈥� is anticipated to generate approximately US$3.28 million of gross revenue for the minimum scheduled period of the time charter.

Diana Shipping Inc.鈥檚 fleet currently consists of 36 dry bulk vessels (4 Newcastlemax, 8 Capesize, 4 Post-Panamax, 6 Kamsarmax, 5 Panamax and 9 Ultramax). The Company also expects to take delivery of two methanol dual fuel new-building Kamsarmax dry bulk vessels by the second half of 2027 and the first half of 2028, respectively. As of today, the combined carrying capacity of the Company鈥檚 fleet, excluding the two vessels not yet delivered, is approximately 4.1 million dwt, with a weighted average age of 11.72 years. A table describing the current Diana Shipping Inc. fleet can be found on the Company鈥檚 website, . Information contained on the Company鈥檚 website does not constitute part of this press release.

About the Company

Diana Shipping Inc. is a global provider of shipping transportation services through its ownership and bareboat charter-in of dry bulk vessels. The Company鈥檚 vessels are employed primarily on short to medium-term time charters and transport a range of dry bulk cargoes, including such commodities as iron ore, coal, grain and other materials along worldwide shipping routes.

Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

Matters discussed in this press release may constitute forward-looking statements. The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 provides safe harbor protections for forward-looking statements in order to encourage companies to provide prospective information about their business. Forward-looking statements include statements concerning plans, objectives, goals, strategies, future events or performance, and underlying assumptions and other statements, which are other than statements of historical facts.

The Company desires to take advantage of the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and is including this cautionary statement in connection with this safe harbor legislation. The words 鈥渂elieve,鈥� 鈥渁nticipate,鈥� 鈥渋ntends,鈥� 鈥渆stimate,鈥� 鈥渇orecast,鈥� 鈥減roject,鈥� 鈥減lan,鈥� 鈥減otential,鈥� 鈥渕ay,鈥� 鈥渟hould,鈥� 鈥渆xpect,鈥� 鈥減ending鈥� and similar expressions identify forward-looking statements.

The forward-looking statements in this press release are based upon various assumptions, many of which are based, in turn, upon further assumptions, including without limitation, Company management鈥檚 examination of historical operating trends, data contained in the Company鈥檚 records and other data available from third parties. Although the Company believes that these assumptions were reasonable when made, because these assumptions are inherently subject to significant uncertainties and contingencies that are difficult or impossible to predict and are beyond the Company鈥檚 control, the Company cannot assure you that it will achieve or accomplish these expectations, beliefs or projections.

In addition to these important factors, other important factors that, in the Company鈥檚 view, could cause actual results to differ materially from those discussed in the forward-looking statements include the strength of world economies and currencies, general market conditions, including fluctuations in charter rates and vessel values, changes in demand for dry bulk shipping capacity, changes in the Company鈥檚 operating expenses, including bunker prices, drydocking and insurance costs, the market for the Company鈥檚 vessels, availability of financing and refinancing, changes in governmental rules and regulations or actions taken by regulatory authorities, tariff policies and other trade restrictions, potential liability from pending or future litigation, general domestic and international political conditions, including risks associated with the continuing conflict between Russia and Ukraine and related sanctions, potential disruption of shipping routes due to accidents or political events, including the escalation of the conflict in the Middle East, vessel breakdowns and instances of off-hires and other factors. Please see the Company鈥檚 filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission for a more complete discussion of these and other risks and uncertainties. The Company undertakes no obligation to revise or update any forward-looking statement, or to make any other forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

Corporate Contact:
Ioannis Zafirakis
Director, Co-Chief Financial Officer,
Chief Strategy Officer,
Treasurer and Secretary
Telephone: + 30-210-9470-100
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