{
  "id": 12908764,
  "title": "Diana Shipping Inc. Announces Time Charter Contract for M/V G. P. Zafirakis with Classic Maritime",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/diana-shipping-inc-announces-time-charter-contract-for-m-v-g-p",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-10-08T17:00:22.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Hellenic Shipping News",
    "slug": "hellenic-shipping-news",
    "url": "https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/diana-shipping-inc-announces-time-charter-contract-for-m-v-g-p-zafirakis-with-classic-maritime/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Diana Shipping Inc., a global shipping company specializing in dry bulk vessels, has entered into a time charter contract with Classic Maritime Inc. for one of its Capesize dry bulk vessels, the m/v G. P. Zafirakis. The contract, which is expected to commence on October 10, 2026, has a gross charter rate of US$38,000 per day, minus a 5.00% commission paid to third parties, with a scheduled duration until October 1, 2027, up to a maximum of December 15, 2027. The vessel, currently chartered to Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha, is anticipated to generate approximately US$13.34 million in gross revenue during the minimum scheduled period of the time charter. Diana Shipping Inc. currently operates a fleet of 36 dry bulk vessels, with a combined carrying capacity of approximately 4.1 million dwt and a weighted average age of 12.87 years.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}