Daily Summary of Baltic Exchange Dry Indices 18 April 2008

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Baltic Exchange Dry Index TM 8203 (UP 165)

Baltic Exchange Capesize Index TM 11610 (UP 273)

Baltic Exchange Panamax Index TM 8601 (UP 187)

Baltic Exchange Supramax Index TM 4866 (UP 69)

Baltic Exchange Handysize Index TM 2436 (UP 27)

Daily Summary of the Baltic Exchange Time Charter Routes

  Rate($/Day) Change

BCI

Average of the T/C routes $135080 (UP 3466)

BPI

Average of the T/C routes $69236 (UP 1495)

BSI

Average of the T/C routes $50880 (UP 719)

BHSI

Average of the T/C routes $35354 (UP 366)

Baltic Exchange Capesize Index     11610     (UP 273)

Route Number Description Weighting Average Movement

C2 160000lt Tubarao -Rotterdam 10 34.695 0.731

C3 150000mt Tubarao - Beilun/Baoshan 15 73.800 0.787

C4 150000mt Richards Bay - Rotterdam 5 38.205 0.873

C5 150000mt W Australia - Beilun/Baoshan 15 29.759 0.777

C7 150000mt Bolivar - Rotterdam 5 35.695 0.536

C8_03 172000mt Gibraltar/Hamburg trans Atlantic RV 10 127682 2477

C9_03 172000mt Continent/Mediterranean trip Far East 5 185231 3962

C10_03 172000mt Pacific RV 20 133346 5154

C11_03 172000mt China/Japan trip Mediterranean/Cont 5 94063 2271

C12 150000mt Gladstone - Rotterdam 10 49.714 0.755

Average of the T/C Routes 135080 3466

Baltic Exchange Panamax Index     8601     (UP 187)

Route Number Description Weighting Average Movement

P1A_03 74000mt Transatlantic RV 25 76711 2204

P2A_03 74000mt SKAW-GIB/FAR EAST 25 87229 1961

P3A_03 74000mt Japan-SK/Pacific/RV 25 62388 1184

P4_03 74000mt FAR EAST/NOPAC/SK-PASS 25 50618 633

Average of the T/C Routes 69236 1495

Baltic Exchange Supramax Index     4866     (UP 69)

Route

Number Description Weighting Average Movement

S1A Antwerp - Skaw Trip Far East 12.5 65000 850

S1B Canakkale Trip Far East 12.5 62320 306

S2 Japan - SK / NOPAC or Australia rv 25 42971 829

S3 Japan - SK Trip Gib - Skaw range 25 38022 937

S4A US Gulf - Skaw-Passero 12.5 83583 685

S4B Skaw-Passero - US Gulf 12.5 34153 378

Average of the T/C Routes 50880 719

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

S5 W.Africa via ECSA to FarEast 0 71139 791

S6 Jpn-SK trip via Aus/India 0 42675 711

S7 EC India - China 0 65391 258 

Baltic Exchange Handysize Index     2436     (UP 27)

Route

Number Description Weighting Average Movement

HS1 Skaw - Passero trip Recalada - Rio de Janeiro 12.5 30488 417

HS2 Skaw - Passero trip Boston ?Galveston 12.5 30921 607

HS3 Recalada ?Rio de Janeiro trip Skaw ?Passero. 12.5 52628 934

HS4 US Gulf trip via US Gulf or NCSA to Skaw ?Passero 12.5 50050 685

HS5 SE Asia trip via Australia to Singapore ?Japan 25 30164 35

HS6 S Korea ?Japan via NOPAC to Singapore-Japan 25 29207 107

Average of the T/C Routes 35354 366