6-K

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 January 2011

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)

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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INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS FORM 6-K REPORT

Attached to this Report on Form 6-K as Exhibit 99.1 is a copy of the Information Statement Supplement dated January 4, 2011, that is being distributed to the shareholders of Diana Shipping Inc. (the "Company") in connection with the Company's partial spin-off of its majority-owned subsidiary Diana Containerships Inc., which amends and supplements the Company's Information Statement previously filed as Exhibit 99.1 to its Report on Form 6-K filed on January 4, 2011.

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: January 6, 2011	By:	/s/ Anastassis Margaronis
		Anastassis Margaronis
		President

SK 23159 0002 1160843

EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

INFORMATION STATEMENT SUPPLEMENT

PARTIAL SPIN-OFF OF DIANA CONTAINERSHIPS INC. THROUGH THE DISTRIBUTION BY

DIANA SHIPPING INC.

OF APPROXIMATELY 2,667,066 COMMON SHARES, $0.01 PAR VALUE, OF

DIANA CONTAINERSHIPS INC.

This information statement supplement amends certain information contained in the attached information statement being distributed in connection with the partial spin-off of our majority-owned subsidiary Diana Containerships Inc.

The information statement is amended to reflect that 0.032542 common shares, par value $0.01, of Diana Containerships Inc. will be distributed for each share of Diana Shipping common stock.  All references to the amount of the dividend to be distributed to our shareholders for each share of our common stock and any calculations based on such figure are hereby amended accordingly.

This number is changed from the 0.032542731 figure stated in the information statement and is amended due to the distribution procedures of our transfer agent.

The date of this information statement supplement is January 4, 2011.