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RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
 9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2013
RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS [Abstract]  
RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
8 - RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

The following represent related party transactions reflected in these condensed consolidated financial statements:

The Company makes available employees performing internal audit services to General Maritime Corporation (“GMC”), where the Company’s Chairman, Peter C. Georgiopoulos, also serves as Chairman of the Board.  For the nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012, the Company invoiced $110 and $140, respectively, to GMC, which includes time associated with such internal audit services and other expenditures.  Additionally, during the nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012, the Company incurred travel and other expenditures totaling $82 and $45, respectively, reimbursable to GMC or its service provider.  At September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012, the amount due to GMC from the Company was $0 and $12, respectively.

During the nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012, the Company incurred legal services aggregating $20 and $16, respectively, from Constantine Georgiopoulos, the father of Peter C. Georgiopoulos, Chairman of the Board.  At September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012, the amount due to Constantine Georgiopoulos was $20 and $0, respectively.

GS&T and Baltic Trading have entered into agreements with Aegean Marine Petroleum Network, Inc. (“Aegean”) to purchase lubricating oils for certain vessels in their fleets.  Peter C. Georgiopoulos, Chairman of the Board of the Company, is Chairman of the Board of Aegean.  During the nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012, Aegean supplied lubricating oils to the Company’s vessels aggregating $1,022 and $1,170, respectively.  At September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012, $139 and $278 remained outstanding, respectively.

During the nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012, the Company invoiced MEP for technical services provided and expenses paid on MEP’s behalf aggregating $2,570 and $2,541, respectively.  Peter C. Georgiopoulos, Chairman of the Board, controls and has a minority interest in MEP.  At September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012, $5 and $5, respectively, was due to the Company from MEP.  Total service revenue earned by the Company for technical services provided to MEP for the nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012 was $2,457 and $2,466, respectively.  Lastly, as of September 30, 2013, MEP paid the Company approximately $70 of October 2013 service revenue, which is reflected in the September 30, 2013 deferred revenue balance.