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 December 2013
Commission File Number: 001-35025
DIANA CONTAINERSHIPS 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 December 20, 2013 of Diana Containerships Inc. (the "Company") announcing it has agreed to extend the present time charter contract with A.P. Møller-Maersk A/S and completed the previously announced sale for demolition of one of its Panamax container vessels with the delivery of the vessel to her new owners.
The information contained in this Report on Form 6-K is hereby incorporated by reference into the Company's registration statement on Form F-3 (File no. 333-179636) filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission with an effective date of March 21, 2012.
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 CONTAINERSHIPS INC.
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Dated: December 20, 2013
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By:
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/s/ Anastasios Margaronis
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Anastasios Margaronis
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President
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EXHIBIT 99.1
Ioannis Zafirakis
Director, Chief Operating Officer and Secretary
Telephone: +30-216-600-2400
Email: izafirakis@dcontainerships.com
Website: www.dcontainerships.com
For Immediate Release
Investor and Media Relations:
Edward Nebb
Comm-Counsellors, LLC
Telephone: + 1-203-972-8350
Email: enebb@optonline.net
DIANA CONTAINERSHIPS INC. ANNOUNCES DIRECT CONTINUATION
OF TIME CHARTER AGREEMENT FOR M/V SAGITTA
WITH A.P. MØLLER-MAERSK A/S
AND
COMPLETION OF SALE OF A PANAMAX CONTAINER VESSEL WITH DELIVERY TO HER NEW OWNERS
ATHENS, GREECE, December 20, 2013 – Diana Containerships Inc. (NASDAQ: DCIX), (the "Company"), a global shipping company specializing in the ownership of containerships, today announced that it has agreed to extend the present time charter contract with A.P. Møller-Maersk A/S, for its Panamax container vessel, the m/v Sagitta for a period of up to minimum September 15, 2014 to maximum November 30, 2014 at a gross charter rate of US$7,400 per day, minus a 1.25% commission paid to third parties. The new charter period will commence on January 29, 2014.
This employment is anticipated to generate approximately US$1.6 million of gross revenue for the minimum scheduled period of the charter.
The m/v Sagitta is a 3,426 TEU container vessel built in 2010.
Separatelly, the Company also announced that it completed yesterday the previously announced sale for demolition of one of its Panamax container vessels, the m/v Spinel with the delivery of the vessel to her new owners.
Diana Containerships Inc.'s fleet currently consists of 9 container vessels (2 Post-Panamax and 7 Panamax) A table describing the current Diana Containerships Inc. fleet can be found on the Company's website, www.dcontainerships.com. Information included on the Company's website does not constitute a part of this press release.
About the Company
Diana Containerships Inc. is a Marshall Islands corporation founded in 2010 to own containerships and pursue containership acquisition opportunities. Diana Containerships Inc. intends to continue to capitalize on investment opportunities by purchasing additional containerships in the secondhand market, from other companies, shipyards and lending institutions, and may also enter into newbuilding contracts with shipyards for new containerships.
Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
Matters discussed in this press release may constitute forward-looking statements. The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 provides safe harbor protections for forward-looking statements in order to encourage companies to provide prospective information about their business. Forward-looking statements include statements concerning plans, objectives, goals, strategies, future events or performance, and underlying assumptions and other statements, which are other than statements of historical facts.
The Company desires to take advantage of the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and is including this cautionary statement in connection with this safe harbor legislation. The words "believe," "anticipate," "intends," "estimate," "forecast," "project," "plan," "potential," "may," "should," "expect," "pending" and similar expressions identify forward-looking statements.
The forward-looking statements in this press release are based upon various assumptions, many of which are based, in turn, upon further assumptions, including without limitation, our management's examination of historical operating trends, data contained in our records and other data available from third parties. Although we believe that these assumptions were reasonable when made, because these assumptions are inherently subject to significant uncertainties and contingencies which are difficult or impossible to predict and are beyond our control, we cannot assure you that we will achieve or accomplish these expectations, beliefs or projections.
In addition to these important factors, other important factors that, in our view, could cause actual results to differ materially from those discussed in the forward-looking statements include the strength of world economies and currencies, general market conditions, including fluctuations in charter rates and vessel values, changes in demand for containership capacity, changes in our operating expenses, including bunker prices, drydocking and insurance costs, the market for our vessels, availability of financing and refinancing, changes in governmental rules and regulations or actions taken by regulatory authorities, potential liability from pending or future litigation, general domestic and international political conditions, potential disruption of shipping routes due to accidents or political events, vessels breakdowns and instances of off-hires and other factors. Please see our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission for a more complete discussion of these and other risks and uncertainties.