Transpacific Shipping Rates Stay High Due to Strike and Tariff Concerns Transpacific Shipping Rates Stay High Due to Strike and Tariff Concerns

Under the contract, the vessel will be employed at a gross daily rate of $13,300, minus a 5% commission to third parties, for a duration of 10 to 12 months, beginning on December 6. The minimum charter period is expected to generate approximately $3.99 million in gross revenue.

Diana Shipping’s fleet includes 38 dry bulk vessels, consisting of four Newcastlemaxes, eight Capesizes, five post-Panamaxes, six Kamsarmaxes, six Panamaxes, and nine Ultramaxes. The company also plans to take delivery of two methanol dual-fuel newbuilding Kamsarmax vessels by 2027 and 2028. With the current fleet, excluding the two vessels not yet delivered, the total carrying capacity stands at approximately 4.2 million dwt, with a weighted average age of 11.17 years.

Editor: Kemal Can Kayar