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Management fees paid to a related party during the period for the provision of office facilities.

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Management fees paid to a related party during the period for the supervision of newbuildings.

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The aggregate direct operating costs, including management fees, of operating the vessels that are paid to related parties.

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Carrying amount as of the balance sheet date of obligations due all related parties. For classified balance sheets, represents the current portion of such liabilities (due within one year or within the normal operating cycle if longer).

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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