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Contractual charter revenue (Details) (USD $)
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2013
Vessel
Agreement
Dec. 31, 2012
Dec. 31, 2011
Minimum future revenues to be received from time charters [Abstract]      
2014 $ 22,361,045    
2015 1,032,857    
Number of vessels under time charter agreement 7    
Profit sharing percentage in vessels employment in time charter (in hundredths) 50.00%    
Profit share revenue from profit sharing arrangement 222,648 207,788 50,097
Number of supplemental charter hire agreement 2    
Profit sharing percentage in supplemental charter hire agreement (in hundredths) 60.00%    
Losses under supplemental charter hire agreement $ 71,615 $ 441,713 $ 98,235
Profit sharing percentage in pool employment agreement (in hundredths) 75.00%    
Pool manager profit sharing percentage in pool employment agreement (in hundredths) 25.00%    
Ardmore Seavaliant February 2014 [Member]
      
Minimum future revenues to be received from time charters [Abstract]      
Lease expiry Feb. 28, 2014    
Ardmore Seaventure June 2014 [Member]
      
Minimum future revenues to be received from time charters [Abstract]      
Lease expiry Jun. 30, 2014    
Ardmore Seatrader August 2014 [Member]
      
Minimum future revenues to be received from time charters [Abstract]      
Lease expiry Aug. 30, 2014    
Ardmore Seamaster July 2014 [Member]
      
Minimum future revenues to be received from time charters [Abstract]      
Lease expiry Jul. 31, 2014    
Ardmore Seafarer July 2014 [Member]
      
Minimum future revenues to be received from time charters [Abstract]      
Lease expiry Jul. 31, 2014    
Ardmore Seavantage January 2015 [Member]
      
Minimum future revenues to be received from time charters [Abstract]      
Lease expiry Jan. 31, 2015    
Ardmore Seavanguard February 2015 [Member]
      
Minimum future revenues to be received from time charters [Abstract]      
Lease expiry Feb. 28, 2015