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Undrawn borrowing facilities				$ 11,100	$ 12,800
Proceeds from borrowings				43,700	15,700	$ 280
Long-term borrowings, net of current portion				$ 36,551	$ 1,500
Proportion of ownership interests held by the controlling party				24.00%	44.30%
Fair value of derivative financial instruments, net of current portion				$ 0	$ 831
Borrowings				37,746	36,868
Loan Balance				38,487	37,163
Gain/(Loss) on derivative financial instruments				$ 1,950	(131)	$ 0
Firment Shipping Inc.
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Loan Facility, Maximum borrowing capacity			$ 15,000
Line Of Credit Facility Drawndown Amounts Multiples			$ 100
Borrowings, maturity				April 1, 2021
Interest rate			7.00%
Default Interest Rate			2.00%
Pricing period multiplied			80.00%
Conversion price \| $ / shares		$ 2.8	$ 2.8
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Proceeds from borrowings				800	2,200
Threshold trading days			10
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Fair value of derivative financial instruments, net of current portion				524	831
Borrowings		$ 3,100
Accrued interest		$ 70
Shares issued during period \| shares		1,132,191
Gain/(Loss) on derivative financial instruments		$ 117		$ 135	$ 131
Weighted average
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Interest rate				8.66%	4.97%
Minimum \| Firment Shipping Inc.
Disclosure of detailed information about borrowings [Line Items]
Proportion of ownership interests held by the controlling party				40.00%
Convertible Note
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Debt instruments issued	$ 5,000
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage	10.00%
Line of Credit Facility, Frequency of Payment and Payment Terms	annually
Proceeds from borrowings	$ 5,000
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