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The date of commencement of charter.

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Non amortization period of a debt instrument, in which payments on the principal are not made, while interest payments or minimum payments are made regularly.

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Date the declared dividend was paid, in CCYY-MM-DD format.

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The gross daily charter hire rate.

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Number of periodic payments of a credit facility.

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The vessels' size in deadweight ton (DWT).

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Per unit of ownership amount of cash distributions declared to unit-holder of a limited partnership (LP).

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Date the dividend to be paid was declared, in CCYY-MM-DD format.

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Date the holder must own the stock to be entitled to the dividend, in CCYY-MM-DD format.

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Date the credit facility terminates, in CCYY-MM-DD format.

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Amount of the required periodic payment applied to principal.

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The fair value of loans assumed in noncash investing or financing activities.

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