Diana Containerships filed a $250m shelf registration that greases the wheels for potential sales of debt securities or equity.

The New York-listed boxship owner said in a prospectus that it could carry out sales of common shares, preferred shares, warrants, notes or other securities "from time to time".

Such shelf registrations do not typically mean that sales are imminent, and further filings are required to launch any fundraisers.

Diana Containerships is listed on the Nasdaq in New York

But the filing serves to ease the path for future fundraising.

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