{
  "id": 7837608,
  "title": "Diana Shipping Inc. Announces Time Charter Contract for m/v Astarte With Aquavita",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/16/diana-shipping-inc-announces-time-charter-contract-for-m-v-astarte",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-09-16T17:00:59.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Hellenic Shipping News",
    "slug": "hellenic-shipping-news",
    "url": "https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/diana-shipping-inc-announces-time-charter-contract-for-m-v-astarte-with-aquavita/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Diana Shipping Inc., a global shipping firm focusing on dry bulk vessels, has entered into a time charter agreement with Aquavita International S.A. for their Kamsarmax dry bulk vessel, m/v Astarte. The agreement involves a gross charter rate of US$17,000 per day, excluding a 4.75% commission for third parties, with a charter term spanning until September 1, 2027, and potentially extending to November 15, 2027. The charter is set to begin on September 20, 2026. Currently, m/v Astarte is chartered to Propel Shipping Pte. Ltd. at a rate of US$12,500 per day, with a 5.00% commission. The vessel, an 81,513 dwt Kamsarmax dry bulk ship built in 2013, is projected to bring approximately US$5.81 million in gross revenue during the charter's minimum period. Diana Shipping Inc.'s fleet presently comprises 36 dry bulk vessels, including 4 Newcastlemax, 8 Capesize, 4 Post-Panamax, 6 Kamsarmax, 5 Panamax, and 9 Ultramax. The company also anticipates receiving two methanol dual fuel new Kamsarmax dry bulk vessels by the middle of 2027 and the first half of 2028, respectively. As of now, excluding the two vessels yet to be delivered, the combined carrying capacity of the fleet is around 4.1 million dwt, with an average age of 12.81 years.",
  "summary": "Diana Shipping Inc., a global shipping company specializing in the ownership and bareboat charter-in of dry bulk vessels, today announced that, through a separate wholly-owned subsidiary, it has entered into a time charter contract with Aquavita International S.A., for one of its Kamsarmax dry bulk vessels, the m/v Astarte. The gross charter rate is US$17,000 ...",
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  "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."
}