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Number of securities into which the class of warrant or right may be converted. For example, but not limited to, 500,000 warrants may be converted into 1,000,000 shares.

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General Information (Details) t in Thousands	Dec. 22, 2020	Dec. 31, 2023 segment vessel t $ / shares	Jun. 30, 2024 shares	Jun. 22, 2023 $ / shares	Dec. 31, 2022 $ / shares	Sep. 15, 2020 $ / shares
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Number of operating segments \| segment		1
Number of reportable segments \| segment		1
Number of vessels		52
Carrying capacity (in dead weight tonnage) \| t		3,160
Average age of operating fleet		10 years
Vessels charted in		3
Operating lease, remaining term (in years) (less than)		1 year
Common stock, par value (in dollars per share) \| $ / shares		$ 0.01		$ 0.01	$ 0.01	$ 0.01
Reverse stock split	0.1429
Scenario, Forecast
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Number of securities called by warrants (in shares) \| shares			2.6211
Scenario, Forecast \| Star Bulk \| Pre-Merger Star Bulk Shareholders
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Business acquisition, percentage of voting interests aquired			71.00%
Scenario, Forecast \| Star Bulk \| Former Company Shareholders
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Business acquisition, percentage of voting interests aquired			29.00%
Supramax Vessels
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Vessels owned and operated		22
Ultramax Vessels
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Vessels owned and operated		30