Diana Shipping enters time charter contract with Uniper
Published by Claire Cuddihy,
Assistant Editor
Dry Bulk,
Diana Shipping Inc., a global shipping company specialising in the ownership of dry bulk vessels, today announced that, through a separate wholly-owned subsidiary, it has entered into a time charter contract with Uniper Global Commodities SE, Düsseldorf, for one of its panamax dry bulk vessels, the m/v Leto. The gross charter rate is US$13 000/day, minus a 5% commission paid to third parties, for a period of minimum 11 months to maximum 13 months. The charter is expected to commence on 31 May 2019. The m/v Leto is currently chartered, as previously announced, to Glencore Agriculture B.V., Rotterdam, at a gross charter rate of US$12 500/day, minus a 5% commission paid to third parties.
The Leto is a 81 297 DWT panamax dry bulk vessel built in 2010.
This employment is anticipated to generate approximately US$4.29 million of gross revenue for the minimum scheduled period of the time charter.
Upon completion of the previously announced sale of one panamax dry bulk vessel, the m/v Erato, Diana Shipping Inc.’s fleet will consist of 45 dry bulk vessels (4 newcastlemax, 14 capesize, 5 post-panamax, 5 kamsarmax and 17 panamax). As of this addition, the combined carrying capacity of the company’s fleet, including the m/v Erato, is approximately 5.5 million DWT with a weighted average age of 9.30 years.
Read the article online at: https://www.drybulkmagazine.com/shipping/31052019/diana-shipping-enters-time-charter-contract-with-uniper/
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