PREPAID EXPENSES AND OTHER CURRENT ASSETS (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2016

PREPAID EXPENSES AND OTHER CURRENT ASSETS.

Schedule of prepaid expenses and other current assets

Prepaid expenses and other current assets consist of the following (dollars in thousands):

	December 31,		December 31,
	2016		2015
Bunkers and lubricants	$	7,522	$	5,746
Escrow deposit - final installment for Gener8 Apollo		—		9,011
Insurance claims receivable		5,047		5,185
Prepaid insurance		3,185		2,965
Other		11,857		8,990
Total	$	27,611	$	31,897