FORM 6-K

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C.  20549

REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER PURSUANT TO RULE 13A-16 OR 15D-16

OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the month of April 2015

Commission File Number:  001-32458

DIANA SHIPPING INC.

(Translation of registrant's name into English)

Pendelis 16, 175 64 Palaio Faliro, Athens, Greece

(Address of principal executive office)

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INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS FORM 6-K REPORT

Attached to this report on Form 6-K as Exhibit 99.1 is a press release dated April 1, 2015 of Diana Shipping Inc. (the "Company") announcing that its Board of Directors has scheduled the Company's Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the "Meeting") for May 6, 2015 and set a record date for the Meeting of March 26, 2015.

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.

	DIANA SHIPPING INC. (registrant)
Dated: April 1, 2015	By:	/s/ Anastassis Margaronis
		Anastassis Margaronis  President

EXHIBIT 99.1

	Corporate Contact:
	Ioannis Zafirakis
	Director, Chief Operating Officer and Secretary
	Telephone: + 30-210-9470-100
	Email: izafirakis@dianashippinginc.com
	Website: www.dianashippinginc.com
For Immediate Release
	Investor and Media Relations:
	Edward Nebb
	Comm-Counsellors, LLC
	Telephone: + 1-203-972-8350
	Email: enebb@optonline.net

DIANA SHIPPING INC. ANNOUNCES

DATE FOR ITS 2015 ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS

ATHENS, GREECE, April 1, 2015 – Diana Shipping Inc. (NYSE: DSX), (the "Company"), a global shipping company specializing in the ownership of dry bulk vessels, today announced that its Board of Directors (the "Board") has scheduled the Company's Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the "Meeting") for May 6, 2015. The Board set a record date for the Meeting of March 26, 2015.

About the Company

Diana Shipping Inc. is a leading global provider of shipping transportation services through its ownership of dry bulk vessels. The Company's vessels are employed primarily on medium to long-term time charters and transport a range of dry bulk cargoes, including such commodities as iron ore, coal, grain and other materials along worldwide shipping routes.