Basis of Presentation

The accompanying consolidated balance sheet as of June 30, 2017, the consolidated statements of income and cash flows for the three and six months ended June 30, 2017 and 2016 are unaudited. The unaudited interim consolidated financial statements have been prepared on the same basis as the annual consolidated financial statements and, in the opinion of management, reflect all adjustments, which include only normal recurring adjustments, necessary to present fairly the Company’s financial position and results of operations and cash flows for the three and six months ended June 30, 2017 and 2016. The financial data and the other information disclosed in these notes to the consolidated financial statements related to these three and six month periods are unaudited. Certain information and disclosures included in the annual consolidated financial statements have been omitted for the interim periods pursuant to the rules and regulations of the SEC. The results for the three and six months ended June 30, 2017 are not necessarily indicative of the results for the year ending December 31, 2017 or for any other interim period or future years.

The preparation of consolidated financial statements in conformity with U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (“GAAP”) requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the consolidated financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. The significant estimates and assumptions of the Company are the estimated fair value used in determining loss on sale and leaseback of vessel, the estimated future cash flows used in its impairment analysis, the estimated salvage value used in determining depreciation expense and the allowances for doubtful accounts.

Advance hire, prepaid expenses and other current assets were comprised of the following:



	June 30, 2017		December 31, 2016
	(unaudited)
Advance hire	$	4,890,377	$	2,232,444
Prepaid expenses	1,440,209		1,844,522
Derivative asset	2,547,092		259,126
Other current assets	1,053,975		2,105,491
	$	9,931,653	$	6,441,583

Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other current liabilities were comprised of the following:



	June 30, 2017		December 31, 2016
	(unaudited)
Accounts payable	$	22,175,980	$	15,435,179
Accrued voyage expenses	6,407,308		6,955,389
Accrued interest	619,476		412,984
Other accrued liabilities	139,996		427,627
	$	29,342,760	$	23,231,179

In February 2016, the FASB issued an ASU 2016-02, Accounting Standards Update for Leases. The update is intended to increase transparency and comparability among organizations by recognizing lease assets and lease liabilities on the balance sheet and disclosing key information about leasing arrangements. A lessee should recognize in the statement of financial position a liability to make lease payments (the lease liability) and a right-of-use asset representing its right to use the underlying asset for the lease term. For leases with a term of 12 months or less, a lessee is permitted to make an accounting policy election by class of underlying asset not to recognize lease assets and lease liabilities. The Company does not typically enter into charters for terms exceeding six months. The standard is effective for public companies for fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning after December 15, 2018. Early adoption is permitted. The Company does not expect adoption of this guidance to have a material impact on its financial statements.

In May 2014, the FASB issued an ASU 2014-09, Accounting Standards Update for Revenue from Contracts with Customers. The core principle of the guidance is that an entity should recognize revenue to depict the transfer of promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the entity expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services. The new standard is effective for interim and annual reporting periods in fiscal years that begin after December 15, 2017. While we are continuing to assess all potential impacts of the standard, the Company's preliminary expectation is that revenue from vessels operating on time charter will continue to be recognized under current revenue recognition policies because the services being provided to its customers currently reflect the consideration to which the entity expects to be entitled in exchange for those services, and because these arrangements qualify as single performance obligations that meet the criteria to recognize revenue over time, as the customer is simultaneously receiving and consuming the benefits of these services. The performance obligation in a voyage charter is also the transportation service provided and also meets the criteria to recognize revenue over time. However, under the new standard, our preliminary expectation is that revenue for these voyages to be recognized over the period between load port and discharge port in contrast to the current recognition policy to recognize revenue from discharge port to discharge port. The Company also believes that under the new standard, it will recognize an asset from certain costs incurred to fulfill contracts that have not begun to load if they meet the criteria outlined in this update. Such assets will be amortized pro rata over the period of the contract. Neither of these changes is expected to have a material impact on the consolidated financial statements because the number of open voyages at any point in time are not a significant portion of the annual total and the difference in revenue is expected to be only a small percentage of such voyage revenue. The new revenue standards may be applied retrospectively to each prior period presented or retrospectively with the cumulative effect adjustment to opening retained earnings in the period of initial period of adoption. Management will apply the modified retrospective transition method and will recognize the cumulative effect of adopting this standard as an adjustment to the opening balance of retained earnings as of January 1, 2018. Prior periods will not be retrospectively adjusted. The Company continues to make progress in its implementation and assessment of the new revenue standard. In addition, we are evaluating recently issued guidance on practical expedients as part of our transition decision.

In November 2016, the FASB issued an ASU 2016-18 Accounting Standards Update for Statement of Cash Flows. The amendments in this Update provide guidance on the presentation of restricted cash or restricted cash equivalents in the statement of cash flows, thereby reducing the diversity in practice. Specifically, this Update addresses how to classify and present changes in restricted cash or restricted cash equivalents that occur when there are transfers between cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash or restricted cash equivalents and when there are direct cash receipts into restricted cash or restricted cash equivalents or direct cash payments made from restricted cash or restricted cash equivalents The amendments in this Update are effective for public business entities for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2017, and interim periods within those fiscal years. For all other entities, the amendments are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018, and interim periods within fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2019. Early adoption is permitted, including adoption in an interim period. If an entity early adopts the amendments in an interim period, any adjustments should be reflected as of the beginning of the fiscal year that includes that interim period. The amendments in this Update should be applied using a retrospective transition method to each period presented. The Company does not expect adoption of this guidance to have a material impact on its financial statements.