Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2016	Mar. 31, 2016
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 43,581,900	$ 46,411,962
Trade receivables, net and accrued revenues	25,580	107,317
Prepaid expenses and other receivables	2,548,623	2,247,706
Due from related parties	32,410,570	54,504,359
Inventories	2,070,638	2,288,073
Total current assets	80,637,311	105,559,417
Fixed assets
Vessels, net	1,634,960,132	1,667,224,476
Other fixed assets, net	453,324	591,288
Total fixed assets	1,635,413,456	1,667,815,764
Other non-current assets
Deferred charges, net	343,474	294,935
Due from related parties—non-current	18,700,000	17,600,000
Restricted cash	50,812,789	50,812,789
Other non-current assets	95,284	95,271
Total assets	1,786,002,314	1,842,178,176
Current liabilities
Trade accounts payable	5,056,055	6,826,503
Accrued expenses	5,975,359	9,721,477
Due to related parties	532,788	708,210
Deferred income	6,581,476	4,606,540
Current portion of long-term debt	65,978,785	66,265,643
Total current liabilities	84,124,463	88,128,373
Long-term liabilities
Long-term debt—net of current portion and deferred financing fees	715,158,576	746,354,613
Derivative instruments	19,489,621	21,647,965
Other long-term liabilities	430,949	447,988
Total long-term liabilities	735,079,146	768,450,566
Total liabilities	819,203,609	856,578,939
Commitments and contingencies
Shareholders' equity
Preferred stock, $0.01 par value, 50,000,000 shares authorized, none issued nor outstanding
Common stock, $0.01 par value, 450,000,000 shares authorized, 58,324,573 and 58,057,493 shares issued, 54,973,143 and 56,125,028 shares outstanding (net of treasury stock), as of September 30, 2016 and March 31, 2016, respectively	583,246	580,575
Additional paid-in-capital	850,666,442	848,179,471
Treasury stock, at cost; 3,351,430 and 1,932,465 shares as of September 30, 2016 and March 31, 2016, respectively	(33,797,281)	(20,943,816)
Retained earnings	149,346,298	157,783,007
Total shareholders' equity	966,798,705	985,599,237
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity	$ 1,786,002,314	$ 1,842,178,176

Long lived, depreciable assets used for the primary purpose of water transportation, net of accumulated depreciation.

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Carrying value as of the balance sheet date of liabilities incurred (and for which invoices have typically been received) and payable to vendors for goods and services received that are used in an entity's business. Used to reflect the current portion of the liabilities (due within one year or within the normal operating cycle if longer).