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Note 12 - Subsequent Events (Details Textual) - USD ($)	1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended
	May 31, 2017	Mar. 31, 2017	Mar. 31, 2016
Repayments of Long-term Debt		$ 927,000	$ 13,852,125
Subsequent Event [Member] | MV EM Astoria [Member]
Percentage of Bank Financing	100.00%
Xingang Shipping Ltd. / Joanna Maritime Ltd. [Member] | Subsequent Event [Member]
Repayments of Long-term Debt	$ 1,103,915
Eirini Shipping Ltd. / Eleni Shipping Ltd. / Areti Shipping Ltd and Pantelis Shipping Corp. [Member] | Subsequent Event [Member]
Repayments of Long-term Debt	$ 400,000

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The percentage of bank financing pursuant to an agreement.

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The cash outflow for debt initially having maturity due after one year or beyond the normal operating cycle, if longer.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 230
-SubTopic 10
-Section 45
-Paragraph 15
-Subparagraph (b)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=98514028&loc=d3e3291-108585

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