PREPAID EXPENSES AND OTHER CURRENT AND NONCURRENT ASSETS (Tables)
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2013
PREPAID EXPENSES AND OTHER CURRENT AND NONCURRENT ASSETS [Abstract]  
Schedule of prepaid expenses and other current assets
Prepaid expenses and other current assets consist of the following:

 
 
December 31,
2013
  
December 31,
2012
 
Lubricant inventory, fuel oil and diesel oil inventory and other stores
 
$
11,342
  
$
10,322
 
Prepaid items
  
5,000
   
5,067
 
Insurance receivable
  
1,096
   
1,817
 
Other
  
1,627
   
940
 
Total prepaid expenses and other current assets
 
$
19,065
  
$
18,146