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BASIS OF PREPARATION AND ACCOUNTING POLICIES - Property and Equipment (Details)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2017
Vessels
Property and equipment:
Useful lives applied in depreciation	40 years
Deferred drydocking expenditure
Property and equipment:
Useful lives applied in depreciation	5 years
Minimum | Office equipment and fittings
Property and equipment:
Useful lives applied in depreciation	3 years
Maximum | Office equipment and fittings
Property and equipment:
Useful lives applied in depreciation	6 years

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