Diana Shipping Inc. (NYSE: DSX), a global shipping company specializing in the ownership of dry bulk vessels, today announced that it has signed, through a separate wholly-owned subsidiary, a Memorandum of Agreement to sell to an unaffiliated third party, the 2004-built vessel Thetis, with delivery to the buyer latest by July 31, 2019, for a sale price of US$6.4 million before commissions.

Diana Shipping Inc. Announces the Sale of a Panamax Dry Bulk Vessel, the mv Thetis
Caption: Bulk carrier Thetis - Image courtesy of Tony Roberts

Upon completion of the aforementioned, Diana Shipping Inc.’s fleet will consist of 44 dry bulk vessels (4 Newcastlemax, 14 Capesize, 5 Post-Panamax, 5 Kamsarmax and 16 Panamax).

As of today, the combined carrying capacity of the Company’s fleet, including the m/v Thetis, is approximately 5.5 million dwt with a weighted average age of 9.27 years.

Source: Diana Shipping