Diana Shipping Inc. announces time charter contract for m/v Artemis with Ausca
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 Ausca Shipping Limited, Hong Kong, for one of its Panamax dry bulk vessels, the m/v Artemis. The gross charter rate is US$12,600 per day, minus a 5% commission paid to third parties, for a period of minimum twelve months to maximum fifteen months. The charter is expected to commence on September 18, 2018. The m/v Artemis is currently chartered, as previously announced, at a gross charter rate of US$9,000 per day, minus a 5% commission paid to third parties.
The “Artemis” is a 76,942 dwt Panamax dry bulk vessel built in 2006.
This employment is anticipated to generate approximately US$4.54 million of gross revenue for the minimum scheduled period of the time charter.