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REVENUE FROM TIME CHARTERS | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2016
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REVENUE FROM TIME CHARTERS | 15 - REVENUE FROM TIME CHARTERS Total voyage revenue includes revenue earned on time charters, including revenue earned in vessel pools and spot market-related time charters, as well as the sale of bunkers consumed during short-term time charters. For the three months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015, the Company earned $37,871 and $49,167 of voyage revenue, respectively, and for the nine months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015, the Company earned $89,461 and $116,548 of voyage revenue, respectively. Included in voyage revenue for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016 was $869 and $1,499 of profit sharing revenue, respectively. There was no profit sharing revenue earned during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2015. Future minimum time charter revenue, based on vessels committed to noncancelable time charter contracts as of October 26, 2016, is expected to be $8,148 for the remainder of 2016 and $2,592 for the year ended December 31, 2017, assuming off-hire due to any scheduled drydocking and that no additional off-hire time is incurred. For drydockings, the Company assumes twenty days of offhire. Future minimum revenue excludes revenue earned for the vessels currently in pool arrangements and vessels that are currently on or will be on spot market-related time charters, as spot rates cannot be estimated, as well as profit sharing revenue.

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