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INVESTMENTS
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2014
INVESTMENTS  
INVESTMENTS

6 - INVESTMENTS

 

The Company holds an investment in the capital stock of Jinhui Shipping and Transportation Limited (“Jinhui”) and Korea Line Corporation (“KLC”).  Jinhui is a drybulk shipping owner and operator focused on the Supramax segment of drybulk shipping.  KLC is a marine transportation service company which operates a fleet of carriers which includes carriers for iron ore, liquefied natural gas and tankers for oil and petroleum products.  These investments are designated as Available For Sale (“AFS”) and are reported at fair value, with unrealized gains and losses recorded in equity as a component of accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) (“AOCI”).  At March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013, the Company held 16,335,100 shares of Jinhui capital stock which is recorded at its fair value of $63,286 and $77,488, respectively, based on the last closing price during each respective quarter on March 31, 2014 and December 30, 2013, respectively.  At March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013, the Company held 3,355 shares of KLC stock which is recorded at its fair value of $69 and $82, respectively, based on the last closing price during each respective quarter on March 31, 2014 and December 30, 2013.

 

The Company reviews the investment in Jinhui and KLC for impairment on a quarterly basis.  There were no impairment charges recognized for the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013.

 

The unrealized gain (losses) on the Jinhui capital stock and KLC stock are a component of AOCI since these investments are designated as AFS securities.

 

Refer to Note 12 — Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) for a breakdown of the components of AOCI.