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Diana Shipping Inc. Announces Expansion of Previously Announced Joint Venture for Offshore Wind Service Vessels

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Monday, January 22, 2024
Wind, Panamax, VARD, Acquisition, Capesize, DSX, Bulk carrier

ATHENS, Greece, Jan. 22, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) --  Diana Shipping Inc. (NYSE: DSX), (the “Company”), a global shipping company specializing in the ownership and bareboat charter-in of dry bulk vessels, today announced that its previously announced joint venture (“Windward Offshore”) with Blue Star Group GmbH & Cie. KG, SeaRenergy Offshore Holding GmbH and SeraVerse GmbH to purchase offshore wind service vessels (“CSOVs”) has excercised its option to acquire two additional newbuilding CSOVs from VARD.

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  • ATHENS, Greece, Jan. 22, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) --  Diana Shipping Inc. (NYSE: DSX), (the “Company”), a global shipping company specializing in the ownership and bareboat charter-in of dry bulk vessels, today announced that its previously announced joint venture (“Windward Offshore”) with Blue Star Group GmbH & Cie. KG, SeaRenergy Offshore Holding GmbH and SeraVerse GmbH to purchase offshore wind service vessels (“CSOVs”) has excercised its option to acquire two additional newbuilding CSOVs from VARD.
  • Diana Shipping Inc.’s fleet currently consists of 40 dry bulk vessels: 4 Newcastlemax, 9 Capesize, 5 Post-Panamax, 6 Kamsarmax, 7 Panamax and 9 Ultramax.
  • As of today, the combined carrying capacity of the Company’s fleet is approximately 4.5 million dwt with a weighted average age of 10.59 years.
  • A table describing the current Diana Shipping Inc. fleet can be found on the Company’s website, www.dianashippinginc.com.

Diana Shipping Inc. Becomes Partner in a Commissioning Service Operation Vessels Project

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Monday, October 23, 2023
Documentation, Sale, Bulk carrier, NYSE, Capesize, DSX, Panamax, Frisbee, Wind, Acquisition, Partnership, VARD, Shipbuilding

In the initial phase of this collaboration, the joint venture entity has ordered two high spec Commissioning Service Operation Vessels (CSOVs) from VARD and holds the option to acquire two additional offshore wind service vessels, in an effort to become a leading provider to that sector.

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  • In the initial phase of this collaboration, the joint venture entity has ordered two high spec Commissioning Service Operation Vessels (CSOVs) from VARD and holds the option to acquire two additional offshore wind service vessels, in an effort to become a leading provider to that sector.
  • The transaction remains subject to the negotiation of definitive documentation relating to the Company’s participation in the joint venture entity and the satisfaction of customary closing conditions.
  • We view this investment as another attestation to our commitment for a greener and more sustainable future.
  • A table describing the current Diana Shipping Inc. fleet can be found on the Company’s website, www.dianashippinginc.com .

HORNBECK OFFSHORE TO CONVERT ONE HIGH-SPEC OSV TO AN SOV / FLOTEL FOR THE OFFSHORE WIND AND PETROLEUM MARKETS

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Wednesday, July 12, 2023
Government, Wind, OSV, SOV, Petroleum, Hornbeck Offshore Services, VARD, 300E, Gulf of Mexico, Person, Shipbuilding

The SOV will be equipped with an Uptime 30m motion-compensated offshore gangway, a 10-ton 3D-compensated crane, helideck, enclosed warehouse and stepless boat landing.

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  • The SOV will be equipped with an Uptime 30m motion-compensated offshore gangway, a 10-ton 3D-compensated crane, helideck, enclosed warehouse and stepless boat landing.
  • The SOV accommodations will be constructed to ABS Comfort Class habitability notation standards, and will include a host of onboard amenities typical of a newbuild SOV.
  • Todd Hornbeck, the Company's President and Chief Executive Officer, commented, "We are excited to expand our deep experience in walk-to-work and offshore accommodation services with a fully capable SOV for the benefit of the offshore wind community and our offshore petroleum clients.
  • Hornbeck Offshore Services, Inc. is a leading provider of technologically advanced, high specification offshore service vessels to the energy industry primarily in the Gulf of Mexico and Latin America, as well as to the U.S. government, offshore wind and other non-oilfield customers.

VIKING TAKES DELIVERY OF SECOND EXPEDITION SHIP

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Tuesday, September 27, 2022
Observation, Fincantieri, Element, Safety, Lake, Geology, Revolution, Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Environment, Reader, Alfresco, Laboratory, University of Cambridge, Living room, Nobel Peace Prize, Exploration, Research, Hagen, Suite, Cambridge University Museum of Zoology, Library, Energy efficiency, 2018 Nobel Peace Prize, History, Bird, Science, NOAA, Heywood Hill, The Living Room, Austral, University of Oslo, River, Culture, Partnership, Travel, Polish Ocean Lines, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Great Lakes, Restaurant, Scott Polar Research Institute, University, National Ocean Service, Thought, Elbow, Multimedia, VARD, Shipbuilding, Nightclub, Vikings

LOS ANGELES, Sept. 27, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Viking® (www.viking.com) today announced it has taken delivery of the Viking Polaris®, the company's second purpose-built expedition ship. The delivery ceremony took place this morning at Fincantieri's VARD shipyard in Søviknes, Norway, where Viking's first expedition ship, the Viking Octantis®, was delivered in December 2021. The Viking Polaris immediately set sail toward Amsterdam, where she will be named on September 30 by her ceremonial godmother, Ann Bancroft, one of the world's preeminent polar explorers. Currently sailing in the Great Lakes, the Viking Octantis will also be named on September 30 by her ceremonial godmother, Liv Arnesen, the world-renowned Norwegian explorer, lecturer, author and educator. From Amsterdam, the Viking Polaris will make her way to South America, and both ships will spend the Austral summer in Antarctica, before traveling north to the Great Lakes for a series of voyages during spring and summer.

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  • LOS ANGELES, Sept. 27, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Viking ( www.viking.com ) today announced it has taken delivery of the Viking Polaris , the company's second purpose-built expedition ship.
  • The delivery ceremony took place this morning at Fincantieri's VARD shipyard in Sviknes, Norway, where Viking's first expedition ship, the Viking Octantis , was delivered in December 2021.
  • "Today is a proud day for the Viking family as we welcome the Viking Polaris to our fleet.
  • The new Polar Class Viking Octantis and Viking Polaris host 378 guests in 189 staterooms.

DNV Green Lights Zero Emission Bulk Cargo Shipping Solution

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Wednesday, December 1, 2021
AIP, AFC Energy, International, Adoption, Technology, General manager, Norwegian Government Security and Service Organisation, Fincantieri, Engineering, DNV, Hydrogen, Leadership, Solution, VARD, Funding of science, Research, ABB, Classification, Revolution, Transport, Renewable energy

Objective is to design next generation coastal cargo ships to accelerate the transition to zero-emission shipping solutions.

Key Points: 
  • Objective is to design next generation coastal cargo ships to accelerate the transition to zero-emission shipping solutions.
  • To meet 2030 decarbonisation targets for the shipping industry, Norway alone is expected to require 1,100 zero or low emission ships, including 450 bulk carrier cargo ships of the type envisaged by ZeroCoaster.
  • The ZeroCoaster coastal bulk cargo programme, coordinated by VARD, a major global ship design and ship build company, aims to evaluate and present zero emission ship design solutions using alternative maritime fuelling systems, including Green Ammonia.
  • Norway has set a target to reduce emissions by 50% by 2030, which is expected to require up to 1,100 zero emission (or low emission) ships in Norway alone, including 450 bulk cargo ships such as the ZeroCoaster.

DNV Green Lights Zero Emission Bulk Cargo Shipping Solution

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Wednesday, December 1, 2021
AIP, AFC Energy, International, Adoption, Technology, General manager, Norwegian Government Security and Service Organisation, Fincantieri, Engineering, DNV, Hydrogen, Leadership, Solution, VARD, Funding of science, Research, ABB, Classification, Revolution, Transport, Renewable energy

LONDON, Dec. 1, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- AFC Energy, a leading provider of hydrogen power generation technologies, is pleased to announce a milestone achievement set to unlock adoption of Ammonia and high energy dense alkaline fuel cell technology in the multi-billion-dollar effort to decarbonise global maritime.   

Key Points: 
  • Objective is to design next generation coastal cargo ships to accelerate the transition to zero-emission shipping solutions.
  • To meet 2030 decarbonisation targets for the shipping industry, Norway alone is expected to require 1,100 zero or low emission ships, including 450 bulk carrier cargo ships of the type envisaged by ZeroCoaster.
  • The ZeroCoaster coastal bulk cargo programme, coordinated by VARD, a major global ship design and ship build company, aims to evaluate and present zero emission ship design solutions using alternative maritime fuelling systems, including Green Ammonia.
  • Norway has set a target to reduce emissions by 50% by 2030, which is expected to require up to 1,100 zero emission (or low emission) ships in Norway alone, including 450 bulk cargo ships such as the ZeroCoaster.