Diana Shipping has entered into a time charter contract with Koch Shipping for its Capesize dry bulk vessel Seattle.
The gross charter rate is US$24,000 per day for a period of four to six months.
This is double the vessel's previous gross charter rate of US$11,700 per day.
Seattle is a 179,362DWT Capesize dry bulk vessel built in 2011.
This employment is anticipated to generate approximately US$2.88 million of gross revenue for the minimum scheduled period of the time charter.