Charter arrangements, Future charter payments (Details) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($)
Charter arrangements [Abstract]
2020	$ 47,413
2021	35,818
2022	8,325
2023	0
Thereafter	0
Net charter payments	$ 91,556

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Amount of future charter payments due in the next fiscal year following the latest fiscal year.

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Amount of future charter payments due in the fourth fiscal year following the latest fiscal year.

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Amount of future charter payments due in the third fiscal year following the latest fiscal year.

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Amount of future charter payments due in the second fiscal year following the latest fiscal year.

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Amount of future charter payments due after the fifth fiscal year following the latest fiscal year.

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Total amount of future charter payments.

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