Daily Summary of Baltic Exchange Dry Indices 7 March 2008

 

Baltic Exchange Dry Index TM 8536 (UP 133)

Baltic Exchange Capesize Index TM 12458 (UP 173)

Baltic Exchange Panamax Index TM 8567 (UP 184)

Baltic Exchange Supramax Index TM 5147 (UP 67)

Baltic Exchange Handysize Index TM 2458 (UP 24)

Daily Summary of the Baltic Exchange Time Charter Routes

  Rate($/Day) Change

BCI   Average of the T/C routes $144641 (UP 2030)

BPI   Average of the T/C routes $69117 (UP 1492)

BSI   Average of the T/C routes $53815 (UP 701)

BHSI Average of the T/C routes $36414 (UP 332)

Baltic Exchange Capesize Index     12458     (UP 173)

Route Number Description Weighting Average Movement

C2 160000lt Tubarao -Rotterdam 10 34.445 0.336

C3 150000mt Tubarao - Beilun/Baoshan 15 74.979 1.037

C4 150000mt Richards Bay - Rotterdam 5 37.455 0.637

C5 150000mt W Australia - Beilun/Baoshan 15 33.864 0.523

C7 150000mt Bolivar - Rotterdam 5 35.432 0.400

C8_03 172000mt Gibraltar/Hamburg trans Atlantic RV 10 130773 1091

C9_03 172000mt Continent/Mediterranean trip Far East 5 188204 2559

C10_03 172000mt Pacific RV 20 158962 2847

C11_03 172000mt China/Japan trip Mediterranean/Cont 5 100625 1625

C12 150000mt Gladstone - Rotterdam 10 51.745 0.472

Average of the T/C Routes 144641 2030

Baltic Exchange Panamax Index     8567     (UP 184)

Route Number Description Weighting Average Movement

P1A_03 74000mt Transatlantic RV 25 72413 1588

P2A_03 74000mt SKAW-GIB/FAR EAST 25 80575 1025

P3A_03 74000mt Japan-SK/Pacific/RV 25 68190 2000

P4_03 74000mt FAR EAST/NOPAC/SK-PASS 25 55292 1356

Average of the T/C Routes 69117 1492

Baltic Exchange Supramax Index     5147     (UP 67)

Route

Number Description Weighting Average Movement

S1A Antwerp - Skaw Trip Far East 12.5 62395 770

S1B Canakkale Trip Far East 12.5 60980 397

S2 Japan - SK / NOPAC or Australia rv 25 53094 1240

S3 Japan - SK Trip Gib - Skaw range 25 48500 717

S4A US Gulf - Skaw-Passero 12.5 71225 194

S4B Skaw-Passero - US Gulf 12.5 32733 336

Average of the T/C Routes 53815 701

The route(s) below do not form part of the index calculation

S5 W.Africa via ECSA to FarEast 0 68000 2286

S6 Jpn-SK trip via Aus/India 0 52868 1108

S7 EC India - China 0 79377 5441

Baltic Exchange Handysize Index     2458     (UP 24)

route

Number Description Weighting Average Movement

HS1 Skaw - Passero trip Recalada - Rio de Janeiro 12.5 22800 392

HS2 Skaw - Passero trip Boston - Galveston 12.5 23479 454

HS3 Recalada - Rio de Janeiro trip Skaw - Passero. 12.5 44394 -181

HS4 US Gulf trip via US Gulf or NCSA to Skaw - Passero 12.5 47225 -3

HS5 SE Asia trip via Australia to Singapore - Japan 25 38893 476

HS6 S Korea - Japan via NOPAC to Singapore-Japan 25 37814 522

Average of the T/C Routes 36414 332