Diana Shipping has secured close to $10,000 more per day in a new deal with Koch Shipping for its newcastlemax bulk carrier, Newport News.
The New York-listed bulker owner has fixed the 2017-built ship through to between July 1, 2023 and September 30, 2023 at a daily rate of $28,000.
Koch is currently paying $18,400 per day until December 16, 2021, when the new charter is expected to commence.
Diana Shipping said the 208,021 dwt bulker would generate around $15.57m of revenue for the minimum time charter period.