UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington,
D.C. 20549
FORM
6-K
REPORT
OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER PURSUANT TO RULE 13A-16
OR
15D-16 OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For
the
month of May 2007
Commission
File Number: 001-32458
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DIANA
SHIPPING INC.
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(Translation
of registrant’s name into English)
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Pendelis
16, 175 64 Palaio Faliro, Athens, Greece
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(Address
of principal executive office)
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Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under
cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F.
Form
20-F
[X] Form 40-F
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by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted
by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1): ___
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6-K
if submitted solely to provide an attached annual report to security
holders.
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6-K
if submitted to furnish a report or other document that the registrant foreign
private issuer must furnish and make public under the laws of the jurisdiction
in which the registrant is incorporated, domiciled or legally organized (the
registrant's "home country"), or under the rules of the home country exchange
on
which the registrant's securities are traded, as long as the report or other
document is not a press release, is not required to be and has not been
distributed to the registrant's security holders, and, if discussing a material
event, has already been the subject of a Form 6-K submission or other Commission
filing on EDGAR.
Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant by furnishing the information contained
in
this Form is also thereby furnishing the information to the Commission pursuant
to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Yes
[_] No [X]
If
“Yes”
is marked, indicate below the file number assigned to the registrant in
connection with Rule 12g3-2(b):
82-______________.
INFORMATION
CONTAINED IN THIS FORM 6-K REPORT
Attached
to this Report on
Form 6-K as Exhibit 1 is a press release dated May 4, 2007 from Diana Shipping
Inc. (the “Company”) announcing that the Company's Director, Vice-President and
Secretary, Ioannis Zafirakis, will present at the Bear Stearns 2007 Global
Transportation Conference on Wednesday, May 9th at 8:45 AM.
Exhibit
1
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Corporate
Contact:
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Ioannis
Zafirakis
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Director
and Vice-President
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Telephone:
+ 30-210-9470100
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Email:
izafirakis@dianashippinginc.com
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For
Immediate Release
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Investor
and Media Relations:
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Edward
Nebb
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Euro
RSCG Magnet
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Telephone:
+ 1-212-367-6848
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Email:
ed.nebb@eurorscg.com
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DIANA
SHIPPING INC. TO PRESENT AT BEAR STEARNS 2007
GLOBAL
TRANSPORTATION CONFERENCE
ATHENS,
GREECE, May 4, 2007 – Diana Shipping Inc. (NYSE: DSX), a global shipping
transportation company specializing in dry bulk cargoes, announced today
that
the Company's Director, Vice-President and Secretary, Ioannis Zafirakis,
will
present at the Bear Stearns 2007 Global Transportation Conference on Wednesday,
May 9th at 8:45 AM. The Conference is being held at the Bear Stearns
World Headquarters in New York, located at 383 Madison Avenue.
About
the Company
Diana
Shipping Inc. is a global provider of shipping transportation
services. The Company specializes in transporting dry bulk cargoes,
including such commodities as iron ore, coal, grain and other materials along
worldwide shipping routes.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant
has
duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto
duly authorized.
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DIANA
SHIPPING INC.
(registrant)
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By:
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/s/
Anastassis Margaronis
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Anastassis
Margaronis
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President
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Dated: May
11, 2007
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SK
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