Diana Shipping locks charter deal for capesize with SwissMarine

Greece-based and New York-listed Diana Shipping, through a separate wholly-owned subsidiary, has entered into a time charter contract with SwissMarine, Singapore, for one of its capesize dry bulk vessels, the New Orleans.

SwissMarine hired the 180,960-dwt capesize bulk vessel built in 2015.

The vessel is chartered for a gross charter rate of $26,000, minus a 5.00% commission paid to third parties, for a period until minimum December 1, 2026, up to maximum February 15, 2027.

The charter is expected to begin on October 28, 2025.

The New Orleans was chartered to Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd., at a gross charter rate of $20,000 per day, minus a 5.00% commission paid to third parties.

The employment of New Orleans