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Advances for vessels under construction and acquisition of vessels (Tables) | 6 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2015
Advances for vessels under construction and acquisition of vessels [Abstract] |
Advances for vessels under construction and acquisition of vessels |
|  |  | December 31, 2014 |  |  | June 30, 2015
Pre-delivery yard installments |  | $ | 270,947 |  | $ | 206,997
Fair value adjustment (Note 1) |  |  | 137,923 |  |  | 86,400
Bareboat capital leases - upfront hire and handling fees |  |  | 31,467 |  |  | 44,551
Capitalized interest and finance costs |  |  | 10,654 |  |  | 14,636
Other capitalized costs (Note 3) |  |  | 3,542 |  |  | 4,554
Advances for secondhand vessels |  |  | 79 |  |  | -
Impairment charge |  |  | - |  |  | (19,467 | )
Total |  | $ | 454,612 |  | $ | 337,671

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