Exhibit 13.2
PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL
OFFICER CERTIFICATION
PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350
In connection
with this
Annual Report
of Diana
Shipping Inc.
(the “Company”)
on Form
20-F for
the year
ended December 31, 2024 as filed with the Securities
and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on or about
the date hereof (the “Report”),
I, Maria Dede, and I, Ioannis
Zafirakis,
each a Co-Chief Financial
Officer of
the
Company,
certify,
pursuant
to
18
U.S.C.
Section
1350,
as
adopted
pursuant
to
Section
906
of
the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:
(1)
The
Report
fully
complies
with
the
requirements
of
Section
13(a)
or
15(d)
of
the
Securities
Exchange Act of 1934; and
(2)
The
information
contained
in
the
Report
fairly
presents,
in
all
material
respects,
the
financial
condition and results of operations of the Company.
A
signed original
of this
written statement
has been
provided to
the Company
and will be
retained by
the
Company and furnished to the SEC or its staff
upon request.
Date: March 21, 2025
/s/ Maria Dede
Maria Dede
Co-Chief Financial Officer (Co-Principal Financial
Officer)
Co-Chief Financial Officer (Co-Principal Financial
Officer)