Discontinued operations	3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2024
Discontinued Operations and Disposal Groups [Abstract]
Discontinued operations	9. Discontinued operations: Prior to February 2017, the Company operated a petroleum storage facility (“Terminal”) through two wholly owned subsidiaries. On February 10, 2017, the Terminal was sold to Sprague Operating Resources, LLC (“Sprague”). In accordance with ASC 205-20, Presentation of Financial Statements – Discontinued Operations, the sale of the Terminal was accounted for as a discontinued operation. As part of the Terminal Sale Agreement, the Company agreed to retain and pay for the environmental remediation costs associated with a 1994 storage tank leak which allowed the escape of a small amount of fuel oil. The Company continues the remediation activities set forth in the Remediation Action Work Plan (“RAWP”) filed with the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (“RIDEM”). The estimated future cost associated with the remediation is $387,000 and is reported separately on the consolidated balance sheets as liability associated with discontinued operations. Any subsequent increases or decreases to the expected cost of remediation will be recorded in the Company’s condensed consolidated statements of income as gain or loss from sale of discontinued operations. The Terminal Sale Agreement also contained a cost sharing provision for the breasting dolphin whereby any construction costs incurred more than the contract cost of construction would be borne equally by Sprague and the Company subject to certain limitations, including, in the Company’s opinion, a 20% cap on the increase from the initial estimate, subject to a sharing arrangement. In November 2019, Sprague asserted that it was owed $427,000 and the Company asserted that its obligation under the Agreement cannot exceed $104,000. Mediation efforts were unsuccessful and in July 2021, Sprague commenced an action against the Company in the Rhode Island Superior Court (Superior Court) seeking monetary damages of $427,000, interest and attorney’s fees. In December 2022, the Superior Court denied Sprague’s Motion for Summary Judgment filed in September 2022 and granted in part and denied in part the Company’s Cross Motion for Summary Judgment also filed in September 2022. The Company anticipates that the matter will go to trial in May of 2024. The Company intends to vigorously defend against the claims being asserted by Sprague.

Discontinued operations

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2024

Discontinued Operations and Disposal Groups [Abstract]

Discontinued operations:

Prior to February 2017, the Company operated a petroleum storage facility (“Terminal”) through two wholly owned subsidiaries. On February 10, 2017, the Terminal was sold to Sprague Operating Resources, LLC (“Sprague”). In accordance with ASC 205-20, Presentation of Financial Statements – Discontinued Operations, the sale of the Terminal was accounted for as a discontinued operation.

As part of the Terminal Sale Agreement, the Company agreed to retain and pay for the environmental remediation costs associated with a 1994 storage tank leak which allowed the escape of a small amount of fuel oil. The Company continues the remediation activities set forth in the Remediation Action Work Plan (“RAWP”) filed with the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (“RIDEM”). The estimated future cost associated with the remediation is $387,000 and is reported separately on the consolidated balance sheets as liability associated with discontinued operations. Any subsequent increases or decreases to the expected cost of remediation will be recorded in the Company’s condensed consolidated statements of income as gain or loss from sale of discontinued operations.

The Terminal Sale Agreement also contained a cost sharing provision for the breasting dolphin whereby any construction costs incurred more than the contract cost of construction would be borne equally by Sprague and the Company subject to certain limitations, including, in the Company’s opinion, a 20% cap on the increase from the initial estimate, subject to a sharing arrangement. In November 2019, Sprague asserted that it was owed $427,000 and the Company asserted that its obligation under the Agreement cannot exceed $104,000. Mediation efforts were unsuccessful and in July 2021, Sprague commenced an action against the Company in the Rhode Island Superior Court (Superior Court) seeking monetary damages of $427,000, interest and attorney’s fees. In December 2022, the Superior Court denied Sprague’s Motion for Summary Judgment filed in September 2022 and granted in part and denied in part the Company’s Cross Motion for Summary Judgment also filed in September 2022. The Company anticipates that the matter will go to trial in May of 2024. The Company intends to vigorously defend against the claims being asserted by Sprague.