Ένα ακόμη φορτηγό πλοίο απέκτησε η εισηγμένη στο Χρηματιστήριο της Νέας Υόρκης, Diana Shipping συμφερόντων της Σεμίραμις Παληού.
Η εταιρεία, παρέλαβε το «DSI Drammen», πρώην «Nord Potomac».Πρόκειται για ένα Ultramax bulk carrier χωρητικότητας 63.379 dwt το οποίο ναυπηγήθηκε το 2016.
Επιπλέον, η Diana Shipping ανακοίνωσε ότι χρονοναύλωσε το «DSI Drammen», στην εταιρεία IMC Shipping Co. Pte. Ltd από την 15η Απριλίου του 2023 και ορίζοντα το νωρίτερο την 10η Απριλίου του 2024, ενώ υπάρχει επιλογή-option επέκτασης του συμβολαίου έως και τις 10 Ιουνίου του 2024.
Η Σεμίραμις Παληού, επικεφαλής της Diana Shipping και πρόεδρος της HELMEPA, μέλος της Ένωσης Ελλήνων Εφοπλιστών.
Το GMF είναι διεθνής μη κερδοσκοπικός οργανισμός αφιερωμένος στην προώθηση των δυνατοτήτων της παγκόσμιας ναυτιλιακής βιομηχανίας.
Ο Οργανισμός θα εντάξει συνολικά πέντε ηγετικές μορφές της ναυτιλίας και των συνδυαστικών μεταφορών στο Hall of Fame ως επιβράβευση για την συμβολή τους στην εξέλιξή της ναυτιλιακής βιομηχανίας και μάλιστα σε δύσκολους καιρούς. Τα βραβεία θα απονεμηθούν στις 17 Μαΐου στη Νέα Υόρκη.
Ο στόλος της Diana Shipping αποτελείται από 42 bulkers (πλοία μεταφοράς χύδην φορτίου) εκ των οποίων τα 4 είναι τύπου Newcastlemax, τα 10 capesize, τα 5 Post Panamax τα 6 Kamsarmax, τα 7 Panamax και άλλα 10 είναι Ultramax.
Diana Shipping Inc. Announces Delivery of the Ultramax Dry Bulk Vessel m/v DSI Drammen and Her Entry Into Time Charter Contract With IMC Shipping
Diana Shipping Inc. (NYSE: DSX), (the “Company”), 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 taken delivery of the m/v DSI Drammen (formerly “Nord Potomac”), a 2016 built Ultramax dry bulk vessel of 63,379 dwt that the Company entered into an agreement to purchase in February 2023.
The Company also announced that, through the same wholly-owned subsidiary, it entered into a time charter contract with IMC Shipping Co. Pte. Ltd., at a gross charter rate of US$18,250 per day, minus a 5% commission paid to third parties, for a period until minimum April 10, 2024 up to maximum June 10, 2024. The charter is expected to commence on April 15, 2023.
The employment of “DSI Drammen” is anticipated to generate approximately US$6.5 million of gross revenue for the minimum scheduled period of the time charter.
Diana Shipping Inc.’s fleet currently consists of 42 dry bulk vessels (4 Newcastlemax, 10 Capesize, 5 Post-Panamax, 6 Kamsarmax, 7 Panamax and 10 Ultramax). As of today, the combined carrying capacity of our fleet is approximately 4.7 million dwt with a weighted average age of 9.98 years. A table describing the current Diana Shipping Inc. fleet can be found on the Company’s website, www.dianashippinginc.com. Information contained on the Company’s website does not constitute a 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’s 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.
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In addition to these important factors, other important factors that, in the Company’s view, could cause actual results to differ materially from those discussed in the forward-looking statements include the severity, magnitude and duration of the COVID-19 pandemic, including impacts of the pandemic and of businesses’ and governments’ responses to the pandemic on our operations, personnel, and on the demand for seaborne transportation of bulk products; 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’s operating expenses, including bunker prices, drydocking and insurance costs, the market for the Company’s vessels, availability of financing and refinancing, changes in governmental rules and regulations or actions taken by regulatory authorities, 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, vessel breakdowns and instances of off-hires and other factors. Please see the Company’s 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.
