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	Jun. 30, 2025 USD ($) item	Jan. 31, 2025 item	Dec. 31, 2024 item	Jul. 31, 2024 item	Jun. 30, 2024 item	Mar. 31, 2024 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2023 item	Apr. 30, 2023 item	Mar. 31, 2024 item	Mar. 31, 2025 item	Sep. 30, 2024 item	Jun. 30, 2024 USD ($) item	Jun. 30, 2025 USD ($) item	Jun. 30, 2024 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2028 item	Dec. 31, 2027 item	Dec. 31, 2026 item	Dec. 31, 2024 USD ($) item t	Dec. 31, 2023 USD ($)	Feb. 03, 2025 USD ($)
Fixed Assets, Advances for Vessels Acquisition and Vessels under Construction
Number of vessels delivered																		6
Net gain on disposal of vessel \| $												$ 7,094		$ 7,094
Interest expense capitalized \| $													$ 9,300	11,400
Amortization of assumed time charters \| $													0	$ 4,534
Manager
Fixed Assets, Advances for Vessels Acquisition and Vessels under Construction
Supervision fee per new building vessel payable \| $	$ 850												850							$ 850
Supervision fees for vessels capitalized \| $													600					$ 3,000
Stride
Fixed Assets, Advances for Vessels Acquisition and Vessels under Construction
Insurance proceeds \| $						$ 11,900
Net gain on disposal of vessel \| $																		8,300
Vessesls under Construction
Fixed Assets, Advances for Vessels Acquisition and Vessels under Construction
Interest expense capitalized \| $													$ 9,300					$ 21,500
6,014 TEU
Fixed Assets, Advances for Vessels Acquisition and Vessels under Construction
TEU of vessels contracted for construction	6,014	6,014
Number of vessels contracted for construction	1
Two 6,014 TEU
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TEU of vessels contracted for construction								6,014
Number of vessels delivered										1
Number of vessels contracted for construction								2
Two 8,258 TEU
Fixed Assets, Advances for Vessels Acquisition and Vessels under Construction
TEU of vessels contracted for construction							8,258
Number of vessels contracted for construction							2
Four 8,258 TEU
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TEU of vessels contracted for construction									8,258
Number of vessels contracted for construction									4
Four 8,258 TEU \| Forecast
Fixed Assets, Advances for Vessels Acquisition and Vessels under Construction
Number of vessels expected to be delivered																3	1
One 8,258 and five 9200 twenty-feet equivalent \| Forecast
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Number of vessels expected to be delivered															2	4
One 8,258 TEU
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TEU of vessels contracted for construction					8,258
Number of vessels contracted for construction					1
Five 9,200 TEU Vessels
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TEU of vessels contracted for construction				9,200
Number of vessels contracted for construction				5
8,010 TEU Container Vessels
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Number of Container Vessels																		4
TEU of container vessels acquired																		8,010
7,165 TEU Container Vessels
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Number of Container Vessels																		2
TEU of container vessels acquired																		7,165
Two 9,200 TEU Vessels
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TEU of vessels contracted for construction			9,200
Number of vessels contracted for construction			2
TEU container vessels \| Vessesls under Construction
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Number of vessels under construction	16												16
Aggregate purchase price \| $	$ 1,516,600												$ 1,516,600
Payments for purchase price of construction assets \| $													$ 62,200					$ 180,400	$ 40,000
Capesize Bulk Carriers
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Number of vessels delivered											1	2
Number of carriers agreed to acquire																		3
DWT of carriers agreed to acquire \| t																		529,704
Aggregate amount of purchase price \| $																		$ 79,800