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- Definition

The cash outflow for purchase of vessels.

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- Definition

Contractual interest rate for funds borrowed, under the debt agreement.

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-Name Accounting Standards Codification
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- Definition

Term of lessee's finance lease, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
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-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 842
-SubTopic 20
-Section 50
-Paragraph 3
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- Definition

Detail information of subsequent event by type. User is expected to use existing line items from elsewhere in the taxonomy as the primary line items for this disclosure, which is further associated with dimension and member elements pertaining to a subsequent event.

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SUBSEQUENT EVENTS (Details) - USD ($)		1 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
SUBSEQUENT EVENTS (Details) - USD ($)	Oct. 26, 2018	Feb. 28, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Payment for purchase of vessels			$ 17,126,213	$ 64,029,798
Subsequent Event
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Interest rate, stated percentage		5.10%
Interest rate period one		5 years
Term of contract		8 years
m/v BULK SPIRIT
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Payment for purchase of vessels	$ 13,000,000