Diana Shipping has secured close to $10， 000 more in a new deal with Koch Shipping for its newcastlemax bulk carrier，Newport News.

The New York-listed bulker owner has fixed the 2017-built ship through to between July 1， 2023 and September 30，2023 at a daily rate of $28，000 per day.

Koch is currently paying $18，400 per day until December 16， 2021，when the new charter is expected to commence.

Diana Shipping said the 208，021 DWT bulker would generate around $15.57m of revenue for the minimum time charter period.