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Interest expense and finance costs (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2013
Interest expense and finance costs [Abstract] |
Interest Expense and Finance Costs | Interest expense and finance costs
|  | For the year ended |
|  | Dec 31,2013 |  |  | Dec 31,2012 |  |  | Dec 31,2011 |
Interest incurred |  |  | 5,063,418 |  |  |  | 3,248,789 |  |  |  | 3,333,941 |
Capitalized interest |  |  | (2,372,199 | ) |  |  | (537,322 | ) |  |  | (543,860 | )
Amortization of deferred financing charges |  |  | 772,787 |  |  |  | 254,547 |  |  |  | 290,391 |
|  |  | 3,464,006 |  |  |  | 2,966,014 |  |  |  | 3,080,472 |

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