DIANA SHIPPING INC.
Close on Oct 19, 2026
- Market cap
- –
- P/E (TTM)
- 22.8
- Dividend yield
- 1.59%
About Diana Shipping
Deep Sea Foreign Transportation of Freight, SIC 4412
Diana Shipping Inc. is a maritime transport company that operates in the dry bulk shipping sector. The company provides ocean transportation services by chartering out its fleet of dry bulk vessels. It primarily offers short-term time charters to carry bulk commodities across international trade routes. Its commercial clients include global charterers, trading houses, and logistics firms that require seaborne freight capacity for dry bulk cargo.
The company maintains an international operational scope with vessels that call at commercial ports worldwide, including active operations in China. Diana Shipping is incorporated under the laws of the Republic of the Marshall Islands and conducts business through various international subsidiaries. Its principal executive offices and corporate headquarters are located in Palaio Faliro, Athens, Greece.
Summary of the business section of Diana Shipping's latest annual report, written by StockData.
Company profile
Company
- Legal name
- DIANA SHIPPING INC.
- Headquarters
- Athens, J3
- Address
- Pendelis 16, 175 64 Palaio Faliro 00000
- Phone
- 30-210-947-0100
- Industry
- Deep Sea Foreign Transportation of Freight
- Auditor
- Ernst & Young (Hellas) Certified Auditors Accountants S.A., Athens, Greece
Stock & identifiers
- Ticker
- DSX
- Other tickers
- DSX.PB, DSX.WT
- Exchange
- NYSE
- IPO date
- Dec 7, 2005
- Shares outstanding
- 116M, Dec 31, 2025
- Filer category
- Accelerated filer
- SEC CIK
- 1318885
- EIN
- 00-0000000
Executives and directors
Officers and directors who filed ownership reports (Forms 3, 4, 5) in the last two years
| Name | Position | Shares owned |
|---|---|---|
| Semiramis Paliou | Chief Executive Officer, Director | 18,210,394 |
| Ioannis Zafirakis | President, Director | 4,948,678 |
| Maria Dede | Co-CFO and Treasurer | 3,681 |
| Evangelos Sfakiotakis | Chief Technical Officer | – |
| Margarita Veniou | Secretary | – |
| Maria-Christina Tsemani | Chief People & Culture Officer | – |
| Anastasios Margaronis | Director | 9,851,998 |
| Eleftherios Papatrifon | Director | 1,342,923 |
| Symeon Palios | Director | 5,963,837 |
| Apostolos Kontoyannis | Director | 1,314,941 |
| Kyriacos Riris | Director | 966,758 |
| Jane Sih Ho CHAO | Director | 185,326 |
| Simon Frank Peter Morecroft | Director | 247,699 |
Corporate history
Events identified from SEC filings
| Date | Event | Details |
|---|---|---|
| May 4, 2026 | Tender offer | Third-party tender offer for the company's shares |
| Dec 13, 2023 | Listing | Registration of securities on an exchange (Form 8-A) |
| Oct 29, 2018 | Delisting | Notice of delisting from exchange (Form 25) |
| Jan 15, 2016 | Listing | Registration of securities on an exchange (Form 8-A) |
| May 28, 2015 | Listing | Registration of securities on an exchange (Form 8-A) |
| Feb 13, 2014 | Listing | Registration of securities on an exchange (Form 8-A) |
| Dec 7, 2005 | IPO | Initial public offering priced (424B4 prospectus) |
| Mar 15, 2005 | Listing | Registration of securities on an exchange (Form 8-A) |