Diana Containerships acquires APL Sardonyx, APL Spinel

12 January 2011: Diana Containerships Inc a global shipping company specializing in owning and operating containerships, announced that it has signed today two Memoranda of Agreement with APL (Bermuda) for the purchase of two Panamax container vessels the m/v "APL Sardonyx" and the m/v "APL Spinel".

The m/v "APL Sardonyx" is a 1995-built vessel of approximately 4,750 TEU capacity and the m/v "APL Spinel" is a 1996-built vessel of approximately 4,750 TEU capacity. The expected dates of delivery from their previous owners to the Company for both vessels are within the first quarter of 2012.

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