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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000919574-26-004629
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	6-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20260731
FILED AS OF DATE:		20260728
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20260728

FILER:

	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
		EIN:				000000000

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		6-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-32458
		FILM NUMBER:		261207993

	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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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><B>WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549</B></P>

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reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F.</P>

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is a press release dated July 27, 2026, of Diana Shipping Inc. (the &quot;Company&quot;), announcing that, through a separate wholly-owned
subsidiary, it has entered into a time charter contract with Classic Maritime Inc., for one of its Newcastlemax dry bulk vessels, the
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is hereby incorporated by reference into the Company's registration statements on Form F-3 (File Nos. 333-266999 and 333-280693) that
were filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and became effective on September 16, 2022, and September 9, 2024, respectively.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><B>SIGNATURES</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange
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    <TD COLSPAN="2"><B>DIANA SHIPPING INC.</B></TD>
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    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="padding-left: 0.3in">(registrant)</TD>
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    <TD>Dated: July 28, 2026</TD>
    <TD>By:</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid">/s/ Margarita Veniou</TD>
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    <TD>Margarita Veniou</TD>
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<P STYLE="text-indent: 27pt; font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 2.5in; text-align: justify">Margarita Veniou</P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 2.5in; text-align: justify; text-indent: 27pt">Chief Corporate Development,
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and Secretary</P>

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<P STYLE="padding-left: 2.5in; text-indent: 27pt; font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 2.5; text-align: justify">Email mveniou@dianashippinginc.com</P>

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<P STYLE="text-indent: 27pt; font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 2.5in; text-align: justify">X: @Dianaship</P>

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<P STYLE="text-indent: 27pt; font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 2.5in; text-align: justify">Nicolas Bornozis / Daniela Guerrero</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 0 2.5in; text-align: justify; text-indent: 27pt">230 Park Avenue, Suite
1540</P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 0 2.5in; text-align: justify; text-indent: 27pt">New York, N.Y. 10169</P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 0 2.5in; text-align: justify; text-indent: 27pt">Tel.: (212) 661-7566</P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 0 2.5in; text-align: justify; text-indent: 27pt">Email: diana@capitallink.com</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><B>DIANA SHIPPING INC. ANNOUNCES TIME CHARTER CONTRACT
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<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">ATHENS, GREECE, July 27, 2026 &ndash; Diana Shipping
Inc. (NYSE: DSX), (the &ldquo;Company&rdquo;), a global shipping company specializing in the ownership and bareboat charter-in of dry
bulk vessels, today announced that, through a separate wholly-owned subsidiary, it has entered into a time charter contract with Classic
Maritime Inc., for one of its Newcastlemax dry bulk vessels, the m/v Philadelphia. The gross charter rate is US$35,500 per day, minus
a 5.00% commission paid to third parties, for a period until minimum March 10, 2027 up to maximum May 10, 2027. The charter is expected
to commence on August 8, 2026. The m/v Philadelphia is currently chartered, as previously announced, to Refined Success Limited, at a
gross charter rate of US$21,500 per day, minus a 5.00% commission paid to third parties.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">The &ldquo;Philadelphia&rdquo; is a 206,040 dwt Newcastlemax
dry bulk vessel built in 2012.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">The employment of &ldquo;Philadelphia&rdquo; is anticipated
to generate a total of approximately US$7.46 million of gross revenue for the minimum scheduled period of the time charter.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">Diana Shipping Inc.&rsquo;s fleet currently consists
of 36 dry bulk vessels (4 Newcastlemax, 8 Capesize, 4 Post-Panamax, 6 Kamsarmax, 5 Panamax and 9 Ultramax). The Company also expects to
take delivery of two methanol dual fuel new-building Kamsarmax dry bulk vessels by the second half of 2027 and the first half of 2028,
respectively. As of today, the combined carrying capacity of the Company&rsquo;s fleet, excluding the two vessels not yet delivered, is
approximately 4.1 million dwt, with a weighted average age of 12.67 years. A table describing the current Diana Shipping Inc. fleet can
be found on the Company&rsquo;s website, www.dianashippinginc.com. Information contained on the Company&rsquo;s website does not constitute
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transportation services through its ownership and bareboat charter-in of dry bulk vessels. The Company&rsquo;s vessels are employed primarily
on short to medium-term time charters and transport a range of dry bulk cargoes, including such commodities as iron ore, coal, grain and
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<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">Matters discussed in this press release may constitute
forward-looking statements. The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 provides safe harbor protections for forward-looking
statements in order to encourage companies to provide prospective information about their business. Forward-looking statements include
statements concerning plans, objectives, goals, strategies, future events or performance, and underlying assumptions and other statements,
which are other than statements of historical facts.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">The Company desires to take advantage of the safe
harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and is including this cautionary statement in connection with
this safe harbor legislation. The words &ldquo;believe,&rdquo; &ldquo;anticipate,&rdquo; &ldquo;intends,&rdquo; &ldquo;estimate,&rdquo;
&ldquo;forecast,&rdquo; &ldquo;project,&rdquo; &ldquo;plan,&rdquo; &ldquo;potential,&rdquo; &ldquo;may,&rdquo; &ldquo;should,&rdquo; &ldquo;expect,&rdquo;
&ldquo;pending&rdquo; and similar expressions identify forward-looking statements.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">The forward-looking statements in this press release
are based upon various assumptions, many of which are based, in turn, upon further assumptions, including without limitation, Company
management&rsquo;s examination of historical operating trends, data contained in the Company&rsquo;s records and other data available
from third parties. Although the Company believes that these assumptions were reasonable when made, because these assumptions are inherently
subject to significant uncertainties and contingencies that are difficult or impossible to predict and are beyond the Company&rsquo;s
control, the Company cannot assure you that it will achieve or accomplish these expectations, beliefs or projections.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">In addition to these important factors, other important
factors that, in the Company&rsquo;s view, could cause actual results to differ materially from those discussed in the forward-looking
statements include the strength of world economies and currencies, general market conditions, including fluctuations in charter rates
and vessel values, changes in demand for dry bulk shipping capacity, changes in the Company&rsquo;s operating expenses, including bunker
prices, drydocking and insurance costs, the market for the Company&rsquo;s vessels, availability of financing and refinancing, changes
in governmental rules and regulations or actions taken by regulatory authorities, tariff policies and other trade restrictions, potential
liability from pending or future litigation, general domestic and international political conditions, including risks associated with
the continuing conflict between Russia and Ukraine and related sanctions, potential disruption of shipping routes due to accidents or
political events, including the escalation of the conflict in the Middle East, vessel breakdowns and instances of off-hires and other
factors. Please see the Company&rsquo;s filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission for a more complete discussion of these
and other risks and uncertainties. The Company undertakes no obligation to revise or update any forward-looking statement, or to make
any other forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.</P>

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