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Transactions with Related Parties
6 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2015
Transactions with Related Parties  
Transactions with Related Parties

 

3. Transactions with Related Parties

 

Dorian (Hellas), S.A.

 

As of July 1, 2014, vessel management services and the associated agreements for our fleet were transferred from Dorian (Hellas), S.A. (“Dorian Hellas,” “DHSA” or the “Manager”) and are now provided through our wholly-owned subsidiaries Dorian LPG (USA) LLC, Dorian LPG (UK) Ltd. and Dorian LPG Management Corp. Subsequent to the transition agreements, Eagle Ocean Transport, Inc. (“Eagle Ocean Transport”) continues to incur related travel costs for certain transitioned employees as well as office-related costs, for which we reimbursed Eagle Ocean Transport $0.3 million and $0.4 million for the three and six months ended September 30, 2015, respectively. Such expenses are reimbursed based on their actual cost. Pursuant to a one year agreement that commenced on July 1, 2014 between Dorian LPG (UK) Ltd. and DHSA, chartering and operational services are provided by Dorian LPG (UK) Ltd. to DHSA. Fees for these services are included in “Other income—related parties” in the unaudited condensed consolidated statement of operations included herein and were less than $0.1 million and $0.1 million for the three and six months ended September 30, 2015, respectively.

 

We outsourced the technical and commercial management of our vessels to DHSA, a related party, through June 30, 2014, pursuant to management agreements entered into by each vessel owning subsidiary on July 26, 2013, as amended. In addition, under these management agreements, strategic and financial services had also been outsourced to DHSA. DHSA had entered into agreements with each of Eagle Ocean Transport and Highbury Shipping Services Limited (“HSSL”), to provide certain of these services on behalf of the vessel owning companies. Management fees incurred related to these agreements are presented as Management fees-related party in the consolidated statement of operations in the relevant period. There were no management fees related to these agreements subsequent to June 30, 2014.

 

Additionally, a fixed monthly fee of $15,000 per hull was payable to DHSA for pre-delivery services provided during the period from July 29, 2013 until June 30, 2014. Management fees related to the pre-delivery services during the six months ended September 30, 2014 amounted to $0.9 million, which have been capitalized and presented in vessels under construction or vessels, net for vessels that have been delivered. There were no Management fees related to the pre-delivery services during the three months ended September 30, 2014 or for the three and six months ended September 30, 2015.

 

Helios LPG Pool LLC

 

On April 1, 2015, Dorian LPG Ltd. and Phoenix established the Helios Pool and entered into a pool participation agreement for the purpose of establishing and operating, as charterer, under a time charter to be entered into with owners or disponent owners of VLGCs, a commercial pool of VLGCs whereby revenues and expenses are shared as described in Note 2 above. We hold a 50% interest in the Helios Pool as a joint venture with Phoenix and all significant rights and obligations are equally shared by both parties. We have determined that the Helios Pool is a VIE that we do not consolidate as we are not the primary beneficiary and do not have a controlling financial interest. As of September 30, 2015, we had receivables from the Helios Pool of $40.5 million, including $6.6 million of working capital contributed for the operation of the vessels in the pool. Our maximum exposure to losses from the pool as of September 30, 2015 is limited to this investment of working capital. The Helios Pool does not have any third-party debt obligations. The Helios Pool has entered into commercial management agreements with each of Dorian LPG (UK) Ltd. and Phoenix as commercial managers and has appointed both commercial managers as the exclusive commercial managers of pool vessels. Fees for services provided by Dorian LPG (UK) Ltd. are included in “Other income—related parties” in the unaudited condensed consolidated statement of operations and were $0.4 million and $0.8 million for the three and six months ended September 30, 2015.

 

Through our vessel owning subsidiaries, we have chartered vessels to the Helios Pool during the three and six months ended September 30, 2015. The time charter revenue from the Helios Pool is variable depending upon the net results of the pool, operating days and pool points for each vessel. The Helios Pool enters into voyage and time charters with external parties and receives freight and related revenue and incurs voyage costs such as bunkers, port costs and commissions. At the end of each month, the pool aggregates the revenue and expenses for all the vessels in the pool and distributes net pool revenues to the participants based on the results of the pool, operating days and pool points, as variable time charter hire for the relevant vessel. We recognize net pool revenues on a monthly basis, when the vessel has participated in the pool during the period and the amount of pool revenues for the month can be estimated reliably. Revenue earned is presented in Note 9.