31DEC2018 - NEWS - Diana Shipping Inc. announces time charter contract for m/v G. P. Zafirakis with SwissMarine

Diana Shipping Inc., a global shipping company specializing in the ownership of dry bulk vessels, on Friday announced that, through a separate wholly-owned subsidiary, it has entered into a time charter contract with SwissMarine Services S.A., Geneva, for one of its Capesize dry bulk vessels, the m/v  G. P. Zafirakis. The gross charter rate is US$17,000 per day, minus a 5% commission paid to third parties, for a period of minimum seventeen (17) months to maximum twenty (20) months. The charter is expected to commence on January 2, 2019. The m/v G. P. Zafirakis is currently chartered, as previously announced, to RWE Supply & Trading GmbH, Essen, Germany, at a gross charter rate of US$15,000 per day, minus a 5% commission paid to third parties.
 
The “G. P. Zafirakis” is a 179,492 dwt Capesize dry bulk vessel built in 2014.
 
This employment is anticipated to generate approximately US$8.67 million of gross revenue for the minimum scheduled period of the time charter.

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