DOCUMENT AND ENTITY INFORMATION	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2012	Aug. 09, 2012
Entity Registrant Name	Eagle Bulk Shipping Inc.
Entity Central Index Key	0001322439
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Filer Category	Accelerated Filer
Trading Symbol	egle
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		15,771,496
Document Type	10-Q
Amendment Flag	false
Document Period End Date	Jun. 30, 2012
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q2
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2012