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Diana Shipping Inc. announces delivery of the kamsarmax m/v Astarte

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Diana Shipping Inc. (NYSE:DSX), a global shipping company specialising in the ownership of dry bulk vessels, today announced that, through a separate wholly-owned subsidiary, it has taken delivery of the m/v Astarte (formerly ‘Seatrust’), a 2013 built kamsarmax dry bulk vessel of 81 513 DWT that the company entered into an agreement to purchase in April 2017.

Including the newly delivered m/v Astarte, Diana Shipping Inc.’s fleet currently consists of 50 dry bulk vessels (four newcastlemax, 14 capesize, four post-panamax, five kamsarmax and 23 panamax). The company also expects to take delivery of one post-panamax dry bulk vessel by the end of May 2017. As of today, the combined carrying capacity of the fleet, excluding the one vessel not yet delivered, is approximately 5.8 million DWT with a weighted average age of 7.86 years. A table describing the current Diana Shipping Inc. fleet can be found on the company’s website, www.dianashippinginc.com. Information contained on the company’s website does not constitute a part of this press release.

Read the article online at: https://www.drybulkmagazine.com/shipping/19052017/diana-shipping-inc-announces-delivery-of-the-kamsarmax-mv-astarte/

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