Diana Shipping Inc. Announces Direct Continuation of Time Charter Contract for m/v Maia with Paralos Shipping

08 Jan 2026 15:41 CET

ATHENS, GREECE, January 8, 2026 – 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 entered into a time charter contract with
Paralos Shipping Pte. Ltd., for one of its Kamsarmax dry bulk vessels, the m/v
Maia. The gross charter rate is US$14,000 per day, minus a 5.00% commission paid
to third parties, for a period until minimum July 5, 2027 up to maximum
September 5, 2027. The new charter period is expected to commence on January 13,
2026. The m/v Maia is currently chartered, as previously announced, at a gross
charter rate of US$11,600 per day, minus a 5.00% commission paid to third
parties.

The “Maia” is an 82,193 dwt Kamsarmax dry bulk vessel built in 2009.

The employment of “Maia” is anticipated to generate a total of approximately
US$7.45 million of gross revenue for the minimum scheduled period of the time
charter.

Diana Shipping Inc.’s 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’s fleet, excluding the two vessels not yet delivered, is approximately
4.1 million dwt, with a weighted average age of 12.13 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 part of this press release...

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