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Related Party Transactions (Tables) | 6 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2012
Related Party Transactions |
Schedule of related party transactions |
|  | Three Months Ended June 30, |  | Six Months Ended June 30, |
|  | 2012 |  | 2011 |  | 2012 |  | 2011 |
Vessel management services income |  | $ | 1.1 |  | $ | 1.0 |  | $ | 2.0 |  | $ | 1.9 |
Lease expense to affiliate |  |  | (1.0 | ) |  | (1.2 | ) |  | (2.1 | ) |  | (2.1 | )
Equipment and repair services expense and other |  |  | (0.9 | ) |  | (0.6 | ) |  | (1.4 | ) |  | (1.2 | )
Related party expense, net |  | $ | (0.8 | ) | $ | (0.8 | ) | $ | (1.5 | ) | $ | (1.4 | )

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