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NATURE OF BUSINESS (Details) | 12 Months Ended |  |  |  | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2010 | Dec. 31, 2012 | Dec. 31, 2011 | Dec. 31, 2004 | Dec. 31, 2012 Nordic Harrier [Member] | Dec. 31, 2012 Nordic Hawk [Member] | Dec. 31, 2012 Nordic Hunter [Member] | Dec. 31, 2012 Nordic Voyager [Member] | Dec. 31, 2012 Nordic Fighter [Member] | Dec. 31, 2012 Nordic Freedom [Member] | Dec. 31, 2012 Nordic Discovery [Member] | Dec. 31, 2012 Nordic Saturn [Member] | Dec. 31, 2012 Nordic Jupiter [Member] | Dec. 31, 2012 Nordic Moon [Member] | Dec. 31, 2012 Nordic Apollo [Member] | Dec. 31, 2012 Nordic Cosmos [Member] | Dec. 31, 2012 Nordic Sprite [Member] | Dec. 31, 2012 Nordic Grace [Member] | Dec. 31, 2012 Nordic Mistral [Member] | Dec. 31, 2012 Nordic Passat [Member] | Dec. 31, 2012 Nordic Vega [Member] | Dec. 31, 2012 Nordic Breeze [Member] | Dec. 31, 2012 Nordic Aurora [Member] | Dec. 31, 2012 Nordic Zenith [Member]
NATURE OF BUSINESS [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total number of vessels | 17 | 20 | 17 | 3 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of vessels were employed on spot market during the period | 15 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Average approximate deadweight tons per vessel (in deadweight tons) |  | 156,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of vessels chartered on bareboat charters | 2 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Schedule of Vessels [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Deadweight tons |  |  |  |  | 151,459 | 151,475 | 151,401 | 149,591 | 153,328 | 159,331 | 153,328 | 157,331 | 157,411 | 160,305 | 159,998 | 159,999 | 147,188 | 149,921 | 164,236 | 164,274 | 163,940 | 158,597 | 147,262 | 158,645

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