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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000919574-23-006795
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	6-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20231231
FILED AS OF DATE:		20231219
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20231219

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	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			DIANA SHIPPING INC.
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001318885
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	DEEP SEA FOREIGN TRANSPORTATION OF FREIGHT [4412]
		ORGANIZATION NAME:           	01 Energy & Transportation
		IRS NUMBER:				000000000

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		6-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-32458
		FILM NUMBER:		231497945

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		PENDELIS 16
		STREET 2:		175 64 PALAIO FALIRO
		CITY:			ATHENS
		STATE:			J3
		ZIP:			00000
		BUSINESS PHONE:		30-210-947-0100

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		PENDELIS 16
		STREET 2:		175 64 PALAIO FALIRO
		CITY:			ATHENS
		STATE:			J3
		ZIP:			00000
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    <div style="text-align: center; line-height: 11.4pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-weight: bold;">REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER PURSUANT TO RULE 13A-16 OR 15D-16</div>
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    <div style="text-align: center; line-height: 11.4pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;">For the month of December 2023</div>
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      <div style="text-align: justify; margin-right: 2.85pt; line-height: 13.7pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;"><font style="color: #000000;">ATHENS, GREECE, December 19, 2023 &#8211; Diana Shipping Inc. (NYSE: DSX), (the &#8220;Company&#8221;), a
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      <div style="text-align: justify; margin-right: 2.85pt; line-height: 13.7pt; color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;">Mrs. Semiramis Paliou, Director and Chief Executive Officer of the Company, stated: &#8220;As a key player
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      <div style="text-align: justify; line-height: 13.7pt; color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;">Diana Shipping Inc. is a global provider of shipping transportation services through its ownership and bareboat charter-in
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      <div style="text-align: justify; line-height: 13.7pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;">Matters discussed in this press release may constitute forward-looking statements. The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995
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      <div style="text-align: justify; line-height: 13.7pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;">In addition to these important factors, other important factors that, in the Company&#8217;s view, could cause actual results to differ
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