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RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
 6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2015
RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS  
RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

 

8 - RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

 

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

 

Until December 31, 2014, the Company made available employees performing internal audit services to Gener8 Maritime, Inc., formerly General Maritime Corporation (“Gener8”), where the Company’s Chairman, Peter C. Georgiopoulos, also serves as Chairman of the Board.  For the six months ended June 30, 2014, the Predecessor Company invoiced $72 to Gener8, which includes time associated with such internal audit services and other expenditures.  Additionally, during the six months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014, the Successor Company and Predecessor Company incurred travel and other office related expenditures totaling $53 and $49, respectively, reimbursable to Gener8 or its service provider.  At June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, the amount due to Gener8 from the Company was $8 and $41, respectively.

 

During the six months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014, the Successor Company and Predecessor Company incurred legal services (primarily in connection with vessel acquisitions) aggregating $8 and $3, respectively, from Constantine Georgiopoulos, the father of Peter C. Georgiopoulos, Chairman of the Board.  At June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, the amount due to Constantine Georgiopoulos was $2 and $9, 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 six months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014, Aegean supplied lubricating oils to the Successor Company and Predecessor Company’s vessels aggregating $663 and $1,087, respectively.  At June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, $287 and $267 remained outstanding, respectively.

 

During the six months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014, the Successor Company and Predecessor Company invoiced MEP for technical services provided and expenses paid on MEP’s behalf aggregating $1,596 and $1,671, respectively.  Peter C. Georgiopoulos, Chairman of the Board, controls and has a minority interest in MEP.  At June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, $1,311 and $10, respectively, was due to the Company from MEP.  Total service revenue earned by the Successor Company and the Predecessor Company for technical service provided to MEP for the six months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014 was $1,629 and $1,629, respectively.