Diana Shipping is staying positive regardless of its negative financial results so far in 2024.

The Athens-based company, whose fleet employment strategy is focused on period charters rather than the spot market, recorded profit slips in both the first and second quarters of 2024.

However, Semiramis Paliou, company chief executive, said during its second quarter results call that: “After a strong first quarter, the second quarter has remained resilient.”