Diana scores rate boost with NYK bulker deal

Diana Shipping has secured improved employment for one of its post-panamax bulkers, fixing the 87,146 dwt Phaidra to Japan’s Nippon Yusen Kaisha (NYK). The New York-listed Greek owner said the 2013-built ship has been chartered at $14,500 per day, minus a 5% commission, for a period running from a minimum of February 20, 2027, with …