US-listed owner Diana Shipping has announced its second chartering deal since December with China Resource Chartering.

The transaction concerns the 77,900-dwt Ismene (built 2013), which is set to earn $11,000 per day — minus a 5% commission paid to third parties — from 26 April onwards for a period of between 11 and 12 months.

This is the second Diana panamax to be employed by the Singapore-based charterer.