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Note 5 - Transactions with Related Parties (Tables) | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2013
Note 5 - Transactions with Related Parties (Tables) [Line Items] |  |
Schedule of Related Party Transactions [Table Text Block] |
|  | Three Months Ended |
|  | March 31, 2013 |  |  | March 31, 2014 |
Management Fees –Related Parties (Note 5) |  |  |  |  |  |
Central Mare Inc |  |  | 158 |  |  |  | 33 |
Total |  |  | 158 |  |  |  | 33 |
|  | For the year ended |
|  | December 31, 2011 |  |  | December 31, 2012 |  |  | December 31, 2013 |
Management Fees –Related Parties (Note 7) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Central Mare Inc |  |  | 5,575 |  |  |  | 2,345 |  |  |  | 1,351 |
International Shipmanagement Inc |  |  | 155 |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |
Total |  |  | 5,730 |  |  |  | 2,345 |  |  |  | 1,351 |
Management Fees –Third Parties |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
ST Shipping and Transport Pte. Limited |  |  | 10 |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |
TMS Tankers |  |  | 384 |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |
Heidmar Inc |  |  | 45 |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |
Total |  |  | 439 |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |
Central Mare [Member] |  |
Note 5 - Transactions with Related Parties (Tables) [Line Items] |  |
Schedule of Related Party Transactions [Table Text Block] |
|  | Three months ended March 31 |  |
|  | 2013 |  |  | 2014 |  |
Management Fees |  | $ | 158 |  |  | $ | 33 |  | Management fees related party - Statement of comprehensive income
Executive officers and other personnel expenses |  | $ | 240 |  |  | $ | 30 |  | General and administrative expenses - Statement of comprehensive income
Commission on charter hire agreements |  | $ | 67 |  |  |  | - |  | Voyage expenses - Statement of comprehensive income
Total |  | $ | 465 |  |  | $ | 63 |  |
|  | Year Ended December 31, |  |
|  | 2011 |  |  | 2012 |  |  | 2013 |  |
Management Fees |  | $ | 5,575 |  |  | $ | 2,345 |  |  | $ | 505 |  | Management fees related party - Statement of comprehensive income/ (loss)
Executive officers and other personnel expenses |  | $ | 5,405 |  |  | $ | 2,349 |  |  | $ | 1,760 |  | General and administrative expenses - Statement of comprehensive income/ (loss)
Superintendent Fees |  | $ | 184 |  |  | $ | 29 |  |  |  | - |  | Vessel operating expenses - Statement of comprehensive income/ (loss)
Commission for sale of vessels |  | $ | 39 |  |  |  | - |  |  | $ | 260 |  | (Gain)/loss on sale of vessels - Statement of comprehensive income/ (loss)
Commission on charter hire agreements |  | $ | 1,216 |  |  | $ | 275 |  |  | $ | 150 |  | Voyage expenses - Statement of comprehensive income/ (loss)
Management agreement termination fees |  | $ | 672 |  |  |  | - |  |  | $ | 846 |  | Management fees related party - Statement of comprehensive income/ (loss)
Total |  | $ | 13,901 |  |  | $ | 4,998 |  |  | $ | 3,521 |  |
CSM [Member] |  |
Note 5 - Transactions with Related Parties (Tables) [Line Items] |  |
Schedule of Related Party Transactions [Table Text Block] |
|  | Three months ended March 31 |  |
|  | 2013 |  |  | 2014 |  |
Management fees |  |  | - |  |  | $ | 17 |  | Advances for vessels acquisitions / under construction –Balance Sheet
Total |  |  | - |  |  | $ | 17 |  |

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- Definition Tabular disclosure of related party transactions. Examples of related party transactions include, but are not limited to, transactions between (a) a parent company and its subsidiary; (b) subsidiaries of a common parent; (c) and entity and its principal owners and (d) affiliates. + References No definition available. + Details
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