DIANA SHIPPING INC. ANNOUNCES A NEW TIME CHARTER AGREEMENT FOR M/V CORONIS AND DIRECT CONTINUATION OF TIME CHARTER AGREEMENTS FOR M/V P. S. PALIOS WITH RWE AND FOR M/V AMPHITRITE WITH BUNGE ATHENS, GREECE,…
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The shipping markets: Down and out?
Our nineteenth weekly recapitulation of the shipping markets, their respective main indices and world geopolitics affecting same in 2015 and beyond, tonight Friday the 8th of May 2015, with John…
Greek Controlled Shipping: the undisputable leader for ten millennia
GREEK CONTROLLED SHIPPING Αn information paper based on data provided to the GSCC by Lloyd’s Register of Shipping – Fairplay For the 28th consecutive year the GSCC presents statistical…
DIANA extents m.v Oceanis’ period charter with Glencore
DIANA SHIPPING INC. ANNOUNCES DIRECT CONTINUATION OF TIME CHARTER AGREEMENT FOR M/V OCEANIS WITH GLENCORE ATHENS, GREECE, March 23, 2015 – Diana Shipping Inc. (NYSE: DSX), (the “Company”), a global…
Diana signs a term loan facility with Nordea
DIANA SHIPPING INC. ANNOUNCES SIGNING OF A TERM LOAN FACILITY WITH NORDEA BANK AND SUBSEQUENT DRAWDOWN OF US$93.08 MILLION ATHENS, GREECE, March 20, 2015 – Diana Shipping Inc. (NYSE: DSX), (the…
Diana’s latest cape-size newbuilding acquisition and other tonnage fixtures
DIANA SHIPPING INC. ANNOUNCES DELIVERY OF THE NEWLY BUILT CAPESIZE DRY BULK CARRIER M/V SANTA BARBARA – TIME CHARTER CONTRACTS FOR M/V POLYMNIA WITH VROON AND M/V DANAE WITH GLENCORE ATHENS,…
14th “NAVIGATOR 2014 – The Decision Makers Forum”; a success!
For the 14 th year in a row, NAVIGATOR SHIPPING CONSULTANTS organized its annual highlevel event, “The Shipping Decision Makers Forum”. The Forum took place on the 20th of November 2014 at the…
Shipping: a Double Whammy or just an enter the Dragon issue…
This 7th Shipping, Marine Services & Offshore Capital Link Forum in the Square Mile’s One Moorgate Place, will be remembered for ever not only because it surpassed any previous attendance…
Diana announces T/C contract for “Leto” with Cargill
Diana Shipping Inc. announces time charter contract for m/v “Leto with Cargill ATHENS, GREECE, July 17, 2014 – Diana Shipping Inc. (NYSE: DSX), (the “Company”), a global shipping company specializing…
“Clipper Excelsior” joins the Clipper Supramax fleet
On March 25, Clipper took delivery of the company’s second 66, 000 supramax newbuilding, MV Clipper Excelsior, built by Mitsui Engineering at Tamano Shipyard in Japan. The vessel along…
The shipping markets in turmoil….
The shipping markets in turmoil; the BDI still down 1, 121 points – 50 centum in 50 days… Allaboutshipping.co.uk’s fifth overview of the Shipping Markets and the World Economy for…
Diana’s new acquisitions, fixtures et al
Diana Shipping Inc. Announces Signing and Drawdown of a US$18 Million Term Loan Facility with Commonwealth Bank of Australia; Announces Time Charter Contract for m/v Crystalia with Glencore ATHENS, GREECE,…
Diana Shipping Inc., Kamsarmax new building bargain deal
Diana Shipping Inc, signs shipbuilding contract for the purchase of a Kamsarmax dry bulk carrier ATHENS, GREECE, January 8, 2014 – Diana Shipping Inc. (NYSE: DSX), (the “Company”), a global…
Diana Shipping Inc., takes delivery of caper “P.S.Palios “
DIANA SHIPPING INC. ANNOUNCES DELIVERY OF THE CAPESIZE DRY BULK CARRIER M/V P. S. PALIOS ATHENS, GREECE, December 2, 2013 – Diana Shipping Inc. (NYSE: DSX), (the “Company”), a global…
The markets: down but… stable
The markets: down but… stable John Faraclas’ live interview last Friday the 22nd of November to Lilian Margaritis of SBC TV gave the chance for all to listen to the reality…
The MT “Prestige” Master, Captain Mangouras, Innocent of Environmental Crime
A Spanish court found the crew of the M/V Prestige and the Spanish Merchant Navy not guilty for criminal responsibility of the sinking of the oil tanker on November 13, 2002. It was Spain’s worst…
Green Dolphin 38 – from concept design to orders The new bulk carrier concept design Green Dolphin 38, launched summer 2012, has now been ordered by a number of ship…
Diana Shipping Inc. Announces Time Charter Contract for m/v Boston with Clearlake
ATHENS, GREECE, July 5, 2013 – Diana Shipping Inc. (NYSE: DSX), a global shipping company specializing in the ownership and operation of dry bulk vessels, today announced that it has entered…
An explosion in Turkey will be devastating…*
Without prejudice An explosion in Turkey will be devastating…* By John Faraclas The Americans have an interesting expression which refers to “new kids on the block”** and this matches the identity…
Rickmers-Linie establishes Westbound Round-The-World Service
Rickmers-Linie is launching a Westbound Round-The-World Service, connecting areas of economic growth in Asia and South America and then on to North America. The America-Asia westbound service established in 2006…
The world shipping markets still in turmoil; the case of Greece as a scapegoat…
The following are the main points from the latest John Faraclas live interview to Panos Thomakos on SBC TV last Friday the 1st of March 2013: 1)Thomakos started as…
DIANA SHIPPING INC. Announces time charter contract for m/v SIDERIS GS with CARGILL
ATHENS, GREECE, March 5, 2013 – Diana Shipping Inc. (NYSE: DSX), a global shipping company specializing in the ownership and operation of dry bulk vessels, today announced that it has…
Seaspan to roll out GL HullManager across entire fleet
Vancouver/Canada, Hamburg/Germany, 1 March 2013 – Seaspan Ship Management Ltd. (Vancouver) one of the leading container vessel managers, has chosen Germanischer Lloyd’s (GL) GL HullManager system to upgrade its in-house…
Greek Shipping: get your act together! All sectors and stakeholders must come to their senses; politicians and unions first!
The following are the main points from the latest John Faraclas live interview to Panos Thomakos on SBC TV last Friday the 8th of February 2013: 1. On the Markets,…
Diana’s Kamsarmax new acquisition
DIANA SHIPPING INC. announces the acquisition of a new-building Kamsarmax dry bulk carrier – Signing and drawdown of a US$ 20 million term loan facility with Nordea Bank ATHENS, GREECE,…