{"id":207377,"date":"2022-03-24T07:04:27","date_gmt":"2022-03-24T05:04:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/maritimes.gr\/diana-shipping-inc-announces-sale-and-leaseback-of-m-v-florida\/"},"modified":"2022-03-24T07:04:27","modified_gmt":"2022-03-24T05:04:27","slug":"diana-shipping-inc-announces-sale-and-leaseback-of-m-v-florida","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/maritimes.gr\/en\/diana-shipping-inc-announces-sale-and-leaseback-of-m-v-florida\/","title":{"rendered":"Diana Shipping Inc. Announces Sale and Leaseback of m\/v Florida"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-full wp-image-207375\" src=\"https:\/\/maritimes.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/9f025de8989dd2531f37140566d8cb01.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"940\" height=\"930\" srcset=\"https:\/\/maritimes.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/9f025de8989dd2531f37140566d8cb01-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/maritimes.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/9f025de8989dd2531f37140566d8cb01-200x198.jpg 200w, https:\/\/maritimes.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/9f025de8989dd2531f37140566d8cb01-300x297.jpg 300w, https:\/\/maritimes.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/9f025de8989dd2531f37140566d8cb01-400x396.jpg 400w, https:\/\/maritimes.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/9f025de8989dd2531f37140566d8cb01-600x594.jpg 600w, https:\/\/maritimes.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/9f025de8989dd2531f37140566d8cb01-768x760.jpg 768w, https:\/\/maritimes.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/9f025de8989dd2531f37140566d8cb01-800x791.jpg 800w, https:\/\/maritimes.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/9f025de8989dd2531f37140566d8cb01.jpg 940w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 940px) 100vw, 940px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>ATHENS, GREECE, March 23, 2022 \u2013 Diana Shipping Inc. (NYSE: DSX), (the \u201cCompany\u201d), a global shipping company specializing in the ownership of dry bulk vessels, today announced that, through a separate wholly-owned subsidiary, it has entered into a sale and leaseback agreement with an unaffiliated Japanese third party for the 2022 new-building Capesize dry bulk vessel, m\/v Florida. Upon completion, which is estimated to take place by March 29, 2022, the Company\u2019s gross proceeds in connection with the sale and leaseback transaction will be US$50.0 million. As part of the agreement, the Company will bareboat charter-in the vessel for a period of ten years and have purchase options beginning at the end of the third year of the agreement.<\/p>\n<p>As previously announced on December 3, 2021, the m\/v Florida is a 2022 Japanese new-building Capesize dry bulk vessel of approximately 181,500 dwt that the Company entered into an agreement to purchase in December 2021. The vessel is now expected to be delivered to the Company by the sellers by March 29, 2022.<\/p>\n<p>Excluding the aforementioned vessel, Diana Shipping Inc.\u2019s fleet currently consists of 34 dry bulk vessels (4 Newcastlemax, 11 Capesize, 5 Post-Panamax, 6 Kamsarmax and 8 Panamax). As of today, the combined carrying capacity of the Company\u2019s fleet, excluding the one vessel not yet delivered, is approximately 4.4 million dwt with a weighted average age of 10.57 years. A table describing the current Diana Shipping Inc. fleet can be found on the Company\u2019s website, www.dianashippinginc.com. Information contained on the Company\u2019s website does not constitute a part of this press release.<\/p>\n<p>About the Company<\/p>\n<p>Diana Shipping Inc. is a global provider of shipping transportation services through its ownership of dry bulk vessels. 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