RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS | 16. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS The following are related party transactions not disclosed elsewhere in these financial statements: VL8 Pool Navig8 Group consists of Navig8 Limited, the beneficial owner of over 4% of the Company’s outstanding common shares, and all of its subsidiaries. These subsidiaries include Navig8 Shipmanagement Pte Ltd., Navig8 Asia Pte Ltd, VL8 Management Inc., Navig8 Inc., VL8 Pool Inc. (the VL8 pool manager), V8 Management, Inc., V8 Pool Inc. (the V8 pool and Suez8 pool manager) and Integr8 Fuels Inc. In 2015, each of the Company’s VLCC then-existing newbuilding or vessel owning subsidiaries (other than for the Gener8 Victory and Gener8 Vision ) entered into a pool agreement with VL8 Pool Inc., a subsidiary of Navig8 Limited and the pool operator of the VL8 pool. VL8 Pool Inc. acts as the time charterer of the pool vessels and will enter the pool vessels into employment contracts such as voyage charters. VL8 Pool Inc. allocates the revenue of VL8 pool vessels between all the pool participants based on pool results and a pre-determined allocation method. Pursuant to each pool agreement the Company is required to pay an administration fee of $325.00 per day per vessel. As of March 31, 2016, thirteen of the Company’s owned VLCC vessels have entered into the VL8 pool. During the three months ended March 31, 2016, the Company earned net pool distributions of $62.5 million from VL8 Pool and these amounts are included in Navig8 pool revenues on the condensed consolidated statement of operations. As of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015, a balance of $24.8 million and $17.3 million, respectively, is unpaid and is included in Due from Navig8 pools on the condensed consolidated balance sheet. From the closing of the 2015 merger until March 2016, the Nave Quasar was chartered-in from Navig8 Inc., a subsidiary of Navig8 Limited, at a gross daily rate of $26 thousand, and the pool earnings were subject to a 50% profit share with Navig8 Inc. for earnings above $30 thousand per day. For the three months ended March 31, 2016, the related expense amounted to $3.3 million, and is included in Navig8 charterhire expenses on the condensed consolidated statement of operations. In March 2016, the Company re-delivered the Nave Quasar to the owner. Suez8 Pool In 2015, each of the Company’s Suezmax vessel owning subsidiaries entered into pool agreements with V8 Pool Inc., a subsidiary of Navig8 Limited and the pool operator of the Suez8 pool. V8 Pool Inc. acts as the time charterer of the pool vessels and will enter the pool vessels into employment contracts such as voyage charters. V8 Pool Inc. allocates the revenue of Suez8 pool vessels between all the pool participants based on pool results and pre-determined allocation method. Pursuant to the pool agreement, the Company is required to pay an administration fee of $325.00 per day per vessel. As of March 31, 2016, eleven of the Company’s Suezmax vessels have entered into the Suez8 pool. During the three months ended March 31, 2016, the Company earned net pool distributions of $37.4 million, from Suez8 pool and these amounts are included in Navig8 pool revenues on the condensed consolidated statement of operations. As of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015, a balance of $16.8 million and $15.5 million, respectively, is unpaid and is included in Due from Navig8 pools on the condensed consolidated balance sheet. V8 Pool In 2015, each of the Company’s Aframax vessel owning subsidiaries entered into a pool agreement with V8 Pool Inc., a subsidiary of Navig8 Limited and the operator of the V8 pool. V8 Pool Inc. acts as the time charterer of the pool vessels and will enter the pool vessels into employment contracts such as voyage charters. V8 Pool Inc. allocates the revenue of the V8 pool vessels between all the pool participants based on pool results and pre-determined allocation method. Pursuant to the pool agreement, the Company is required to pay an administration fee of $250.00 per day per vessel. As of March 31, 2016, four of the Company’s Aframax vessels have entered into the V8 pool. During the three months ended March 31, 2016, the Company received net pool distributions from the V8 pool of $9.2 million, and these amounts are included in Navig8 pool revenues on the condensed consolidated statement of operations. As of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015, a balance of $5.0 million and $5.3 million, respectively, is unpaid and is included in Due from Navig8 pools on the condensed consolidated balance sheet. Working Capital at Navig8 Pools The Company is required to provide working capital of $1.5 million to VL8 Pool Inc. upon delivery of each vessel into the VL8 pool; and to provide working capital of $1.0 million and $0.8 million to V8 Pool Inc. upon delivery of each vessel into the Suez8 pool and V8 pool, respectively. During the first quarter of 2016, Navig8 Group revised the working capital requirements of the Navig8 pools whereby participants provide working capital of $1.0 million, $0.8 million and $0.7 million to VL8 Pool Inc. in respect of theVL8 pool, V8 Pool Inc. in respect of the Suez8 pool and V8 Pool Inc. in respect of the V8 pool, respectively, for each applicable vessel delivered into the pool. As of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015, the working capital associated with the Company’s owned vessels entered into the VL8 pool, Suez8 pool, and V8 pool aggregated to $27.0 million and $26.0 million, respectively, and is included in Working capital at Navig8 pools on the condensed consolidated balance sheet as noncurrent assets. Navig8 Supervision Agreement The Company has supervision agreements with Navig8 Shipmanagement Pte Ltd., or “Navig8 Shipmanagement,” a subsidiary of Navig8 Limited, with regards to the 2015 Acquired VLCC Newbuildings whereby Navig8 Shipmanagement agrees to provide advice and supervision services for the construction of the newbuilding vessels. These services also include project management, plan approval, supervising construction, fabrication and commissioning and vessel delivery services. As per the supervision agreements, Gener8 Subsidiary agrees to pay Navig8 Shipmanagement a total fee of $0.5 million per vessel. During the three months ended March 31, 2016, the Company recorded supervision fees of $0.3 million, and $ 3.9 million remained outstanding as of March 31, 2016. Corporate Administration Agreement On December 17, 2013, Navig8 Crude, which merged into a subsidiary of the Company on May 7, 2015, entered into a corporate administration agreement with a subsidiary of Navig8 Limited, whereby the Navig8 Limited subsidiary agreed to provide certain administrative services for Navig8 Crude. In accordance with the corporate administration agreement, Navig8 Crude agreed to pay the Navig8 Limited subsidiary a fee of $250.00 per vessel or newbuilding owned by Navig8 Crude per day. During the three months ended March 31, 2016, the Navig8 Limited subsidiary billed the Company a total of $0.3 million for corporate administration fees. A payable balance of $0.1 million remained outstanding as of March 31, 2016. Other Related Party Transactions During the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015, the Company incurred office expenses totaling $2.0 thousand, during each period , on behalf of P C Georgiopoulos & Co. LLC, an investment management company controlled by Peter C. Georgiopoulos, the Chairman of the Company’s Board and Chief Executive Officer. As of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015, a balance due from P C Georgiopoulos & Co., LLC of $9.0 thousand and $7.0 thousand, respectively, remains outstanding. The Company incurred fees for legal services aggregating $ 0 and $2 thousand, during the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively, due to the father of Mr. Georgiopoulos. As of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015, there was no balance due to the father of Mr. Georgiopoulos. The Company incurred certain business, travel, and entertainment costs totaling $24 thousand and $30 thousand, during the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively, on behalf of Genco Shipping & Trading Limited (“Genco”), an owner and operator of dry bulk vessels. Mr. Georgiopoulos is chairman of Genco’s board of directors. As of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015, a balance due from Genco of $8.0 thousand at each date remains outstanding. Aegean Marine Petroleum Network, Inc. (“Aegean”) supplied bunkers and lubricating oils to the Company’s vessels aggregating $1.1 million and $2.0 million, during the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015 , respectively . As of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015, a balance of $0.6 million and $0.8 million, respectively, remains outstanding. Mr. Georgiopoulos is the chairman of Aegean’s board of directors, and John Tavlarios, the Company’s Chief Operating Officer, is on the board of directors of Aegean. In addition, the Company provided office space to Aegean and Aegean incurred rent and other expenses in its New York office during the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015, for $51.0 thousand and $52.0 thousand, respectively. As of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015, a balance of $0.3 thousand and $4.0 thousand, respectively, remains outstanding. The Company provided office space to Chemical Transportation Group, Inc. (“Chemical”), an owner and operator of chemical vessels for $17.0 thousand and $15.0 thousand, during the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively. Mr. Georgiopoulos is chairman of Chemical’s board of directors. As of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015, a balance of $1.0 thousand and $0 , respectively, remains outstanding. During 2013, the Company assigned certain payments associated with bunker supply contracts with third ‑party vendors amounting to $20,364 to Oaktree Principal Bunker Holdings Ltd., which is managed by Oaktree Capital Management, L.P. One board member of the Company is employed by Oaktree Capital Management, L.P. Prior to the consummation of the 2015 merger on May 7, 2015, three members of the Board were associated with or employed by Oaktree Capital Management, L.P. The fees incurred to Oaktree Principal Bunker Holdings Ltd. for this assignment amounted to $0 and $0.8 million for the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015, re spectively, and this amount is included in Voyage expenses on the condensed consolidated statement of operations. As of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015, there are no balances due to Oaktree Principal Bunker Holdings Ltd. The Company purchased bunkers from Integr8 Fuels Inc., a subsidiary of Navig8 Limited, amounting to $0 and $2.8 million for the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively. There are no payable balances due to Integr8 Fuels Inc. as of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015 . Amounts due from the related parties described above as of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015 are included in Prepaid expenses and other current assets on the condensed consolidated balance sheets (except as otherwise indicated above); amounts due to the related parties described above as of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015 are included in Accounts payable and accrued expenses on the condensed consolidated balance sheets (except as otherwise indicated above). |