MOL hires cape from Diana Shipping

New York-listed Greek bulker owner Diana Shipping has entered into a time charter contract with Japan’s largest shipowner Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) for one of its capesize vessels. The company hired the 2015-built, 179,426 dwt bulker Santa Barbara. The gross charter rate is $22,000 per day, minus a 5% commission paid to third parties, for a …