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	Jun. 19, 2024 USD ($) installment item	Jun. 30, 2026 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2025 USD ($)	Jun. 27, 2024 USD ($)
Other financial liabilities
Number of vessels \| item	4
Weighted average interest rate		5.89%	6.51%
Interest incurred		$ 8,072	$ 10,366
$675 Million Credit Facility
Other financial liabilities
Face amount of debt				$ 675,000
Sale leaseback transaction with China Development Bank Financial Leasing Co
Other financial liabilities
Value maintenance ratio as percentage of charter hire principal	120.00%
Sale leaseback transaction with China Development Bank Financial Leasing Co \| $675 million senior secured term loan facility ($675 Million Credit Facility)
Other financial liabilities
Lease financing own funds				$ 63,667
OB River
Other financial liabilities
Sale and leaseback amount	$ 71,175	$ 256,640
Term of sale and leaseback	5 years
Repurchase of vessel as percentage of financing amount	20.00%
Number of consecutive quarterly installments paid in arrears for amortization of charter hire principal \| installment	20
the Clean Energy
Other financial liabilities
Sale and leaseback amount	$ 53,625
Term of sale and leaseback	5 years
Repurchase of vessel as percentage of financing amount	20.00%
Number of consecutive quarterly installments paid in arrears for amortization of charter hire principal \| installment	20
the Amur River
Other financial liabilities
Sale and leaseback amount	$ 73,125
Term of sale and leaseback	5 years
Repurchase of vessel as percentage of financing amount	20.00%
Number of consecutive quarterly installments paid in arrears for amortization of charter hire principal \| installment	20
the Arctic Aurora
Other financial liabilities
Sale and leaseback amount	$ 147,050
Term of sale and leaseback	10 years
Repurchase of vessel as percentage of financing amount	15.00%
Number of consecutive quarterly installments paid in arrears for amortization of charter hire principal \| installment	40