Month: December 2025

ATHENS, Greece, Dec. 19, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Diana Shipping Inc. (NYSE: DSX), (the “Company”), a global shipping company specializing in the ownership and bareboat charter-in of dry bulk vessels, today announced that, through a separate wholly-owned subsidiary, it has entered into a time charter contract with Paralos Shipping Pte. Ltd., for one of its Kamsarmax dry bulk vessels, the m/v Myrsini. The gross charter rate is US$13,500 per day, minus a 5.00% commission paid to third parties, for a period until minimum December 20, 2026 up to maximum February 20, 2027. The charter is expected to commence on January 1, 2026. The m/v Myrsini is currently chartered, as previously announced, to Cargill International SA, Geneva, at a gross charter rate of US$13,000 per day, minus a 4.75% commission paid to third parties. The “Myrsini”...

Suominen Corporation Stock exchange release December 19, 2025, at 3:30 p.m. EETThe Board of Directors of Suominen Corporation has resolved to establish a new share-based incentive plan for selected key employees of the group. The purpose of the plan is to align the interests of the company’s shareholders and key employees to increase the company’s value in the long-term, to commit key employees to the company and to offer them a competitive incentive plan based on receiving the company’s shares. The plan is intended to be used as a tool in situations seen necessary by the Board of Directors, for example ensuring retention of key talents to the company, attracting a new talent or other specific situations determined by the Board of Directors. The Board of Directors may allocate rewards from the Restricted Share Unit Plan 2026—2028 during...

The PL-16 Viral Blocker has shown over 90% success in protection of cells against viruses Raanana, Israel, Dec. 19, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Polyrizon Ltd., a pre-clinical-stage biotechnology company developing intranasal protective solutions, announced today that it has submitted a Pre-Request for Designation (Pre-RFD) to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its PL-16 Viral Blocker, a non-pharmacological intranasal product designed to reduce exposure to airborne respiratory viruses, including influenza and cold viruses, by forming a temporary physical barrier on the nasal mucosa. The Pre-RFD submission initiates a formal regulatory dialogue with the FDA regarding the appropriate regulatory pathway for PL-16 Viral Blocker, based on its formulation and physical mode of action. This step comes at a time when seasonal respiratory...

Utility-Scale Platform with Indicative US$200-300 Million Project Value and Up To US$360-480 Million in Long-Term Contracted Revenue Potential KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, Dec. 19, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — VCI Energy Sdn Bhd (“VCI Energy” or the “Company”), a renewable energy platform managed and controlled by VCI Global Limited (NASDAQ: VCIG) (“VCI Global”), today announced a major strategic expansion into infrastructure-scale energy following the execution of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with DPS Energy Sdn Bhd (“DPS Energy”), a wholly owned subsidiary of DPS Resources Berhad (“DPS Resources”) (KLSE: DPS), a public listed company listed on the Main Board of Bursa Malaysia to develop a utility-scale solar photovoltaic platform of up to 250 megawatts on approximately 600 acres of long-tenure land at Lipat Kajang, Bukit Apit II,...

PASCAGOULA, Miss., Dec. 19, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — HII’s (NYSE: HII) Ingalls Shipbuilding division has been selected by the U.S. Navy to design and build the future small surface combatant (SSC) ship, leveraging the proven design of the Ingalls-built Legend-class national security cutter (NSC). With a proven track record of building complex ships, and having the available facility capacity, Ingalls shipbuilders will once again engage in construction activities alongside its destroyer and amphibious ship shipbuilding lines where the national security cutters were built, using the same sequence of build. “We look forward to supporting the Navy on this critical program,” said Chris Kastner, HII president and CEO. “Speed matters, and the NSC ship design is stable and produceable and will lead to predictable schedules. I have...