Diana Shipping has fixed an ultramax bulker on a period deal to Delta Corp Shipping in a sector that has been on the rise in recent weeks.

The Semiramis Paliou-led owner of 36 bulkers has signed its 60,466-dwt DSI Pollux (built 2015) to Delta at $17,000 per day for a charter lasting anywhere from 14 months to 16 months.