Diana Shipping announces time charter contract for m/v Calipso with Glencore
Diana Shipping Inc. a global shipping company specializing in the ownership of dry bulk vessels, announced that, through a separate wholly-owned subsidiary, it has entered into a time charter contract with Glencore Agriculture B.V., Rotterdam, for one of its Panamax dry bulk vessels, the m/v Calipso. The gross charter rate is US$12,200 per day, minus a 5% commission paid to third parties, for a period of about fifteen (15) months to maximum eighteen (18) months. The charter is expected to commence on March 12, 2018. The m/v Calipso was chartered, as previously announced, to Transgrain Shipping B.V., Rotterdam, at a gross charter rate of US$9,000 per day, minus a 5% commission paid to third parties.
The “Calipso” is a 73,691 dwt Panamax dry bulk vessel built in 2005.
This employment is anticipated to generate approximately US$5.31 million of gross revenue for the minimum scheduled period of the time charter.