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Intangible Assets/Liabilities - Charter Agreements (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2018

Intangible liabilities - Charter Agreements

		December 31,				December 31,
		2018				2017
Opening balance		$	10,482			$	12,527
Amortization in period			(2,012)				(2,045)
Closing balance		$	8,470			$	10,482

Intangible assets - Charter Agreements

		December 31,				December 31,
		2018				2017
Opening balance		$	700			$	937
Additions through the Poseidon Transaction			5,404				—
Amortization in the year			(704)				(237)
Closing balance		$	5,400			$	700

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Tabular disclosure of assets, excluding financial assets and goodwill, lacking physical substance with a finite life, by either major class or business segment.

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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 350
-SubTopic 30
-Section 50
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