Cash and Cash Equivalents

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2012

Cash and Cash Equivalents [Abstract]

Cash and Cash Equivalents Disclosure [Text Block]

7. Cash and Cash Equivalents:

Cash consists of cash on deposit and fixed term investments held in several major banks, and cash on hand. The components of cash and cash equivalents were as follows:

	December 31,
(In thousands of U.S. dollars)	2011		2012
HSBC	$	2,785	$	880
Credit Agricole		630		641
Commerce Bank  .		-		1,057
Citibank  .		-		159
Other  .		41		5
Total cash and cash equivalents	$	3,456	$	2,742