Diana Shipping Inc. announced that, through a separate wholly-owned subsidiary, it has entered into a time charter contract with C Transport Maritime Ltd., Bermuda, for one of its Capesize dry bulk vessels, the m/v Semirio. The gross charter rate is $19,700 per day, minus a 5% commission paid to third parties, for a period until minimum August 15, 2023 up to maximum November 15, 2023. The charter is expected to commence on December 9, 2021. The m/v Semirio is currently chartered, as previously announced, to SwissMarine Pte Ltd., Singapore, at a gross charter rate of $13,500 per day, minus a 5% commission paid to third parties. The ?Semirio? is a 174,261 dwt Capesize dry bulk vessel built in 2007. The employment of ?Semirio? is anticipated to generate approximately $11.94 million of gross revenue for the minimum scheduled period of the time charter.