Greek bulker owner Diana Shipping has entered into time charter contracts for two of its dry bulk vessels with ASL Bulk Marine and ST Shipping and Transport.
The Semiramis Paliou-led owner of 41 bulkers fixed out its ultramax DSI Pyxis to Bulk Marine. The gross charter rate is $14,250 per day, minus a 5% commission paid to third parties, for a period until a minimum of October 10, 2024, up to a maximum of December 10, 2024.
According to the company, the charter of the 60,362 dwt, 2018-built DSI Pyxis started on September 24, 2023.
As for the other deal, ST Shipping and Transport hired Diana Shipping’s 2009-built kamsarmax bulker Maia. The gross charter rate is $13,500 per day, minus a 5% commission paid to third parties, for a period until a minimum of June 15, 2024, up to a maximum of August 20, 2024. The charter for the 82,193-dwt dry bulk vessel also started on September 23, 2023.
Diana Shipping believes that the employment of the two ships will generate approximately $8.91m of gross revenue for the minimum scheduled periods of the time charters.
The company’s fleet currently consists of 41 dry bulk vessels – four newcastlemax, ten capesize, 5 post-panamax, 6 kamsarmax, 7 panamax, and 9 ultramax. As of today, the combined carrying capacity of the fleet is approximately 4.7m dwt with a weighted average age of 10.48 years.
