Daily Summary of Baltic Exchange Dry Indices 28 April 2008

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Baltic Exchange Dry Index TM 9344 (UP 15)

Baltic Exchange Capesize Index TM 13920 (UP 30)

Baltic Exchange Panamax Index TM 9223 (DOWN 64)

Baltic Exchange Supramax Index TM 5449 (UP 49)

Baltic Exchange Handysize Index TM 2747 (UP 34)

Daily Summary of the Baltic Exchange Time Charter Routes

  Rate($/Day) Change

BCI

Average of the T/C routes $166401 (UP 225)

BPI

Average of the T/C routes $74200 (DOWN 523)

BSI

Average of the T/C routes $56978 (UP 520)

BHSI

Average of the T/C routes $39855 (UP 477)

Baltic Exchange Capesize Index     13920     (UP 30)

Route Number Description Weighting Average Movement

C2 160000lt Tubarao -Rotterdam 10 45.818 0.454

C3 150000mt Tubarao - Beilun/Baoshan 15 86.375 0.208

C4 150000mt Richards Bay - Rotterdam 5 41.150 0.036

C5 150000mt W Australia - Beilun/Baoshan 15 32.805 -0.031

C7 150000mt Bolivar - Rotterdam 5 47.295 0.545

C8_03 172000mt Gibraltar/Hamburg trans Atlantic RV 10 185727 500

C9_03 172000mt Continent/Mediterranean trip Far East 5 222385 500

C10_03 172000mt Pacific RV 20 150577 -308

C11_03 172000mt China/Japan trip Mediterranean/Cont 5 106917 209

C12 150000mt Gladstone - Rotterdam 10 54.127 0.145

Average of the T/C Routes 166401 225

Baltic Exchange Panamax Index     9223     (DOWN 64)

Route Number Description Weighting Average Movement

P1A_03 74000mt Transatlantic RV 25 85270 -198

P2A_03 74000mt SKAW-GIB/FAR EAST 25 92244 -209

P3A_03 74000mt Japan-SK/Pacific/RV 25 65798 -1002

P4_03 74000mt FAR EAST/NOPAC/SK-PASS 25 53489 -683

Average of the T/C Routes 74200 -523

Baltic Exchange Supramax Index     5449     (UP 49)

Route

Number Description Weighting Average Movement

S1A Antwerp - Skaw Trip Far East 12.5 72895 445

S1B Canakkale Trip Far East 12.5 66875 548

S2 Japan - SK / NOPAC or Australia rv 25 50962 864

S3 Japan - SK Trip Gib - Skaw range 25 41995 145

S4A US Gulf - Skaw-Passero 12.5 92260 710

S4B Skaw-Passero - US Gulf 12.5 37880 437

Average of the T/C Routes 56978 520

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

S5 W.Africa via ECSA to FarEast 0 81090 615

S6 Jpn-SK trip via Aus/India 0 48514 780

S7 EC India - China 0 64075 -1025

Baltic Exchange Handysize Index     2747     (UP 34)

Route

Number Description Weighting Average Movement

HS1 Skaw - Passero trip Recalada - Rio de Janeiro 12.5 34000 479

HS2 Skaw - Passero trip Boston ?Galveston 12.5 35036 536

HS3 Recalada ?Rio de Janeiro trip Skaw ?Passero. 12.5 60111 655

HS4 US Gulf trip via US Gulf or NCSA to Skaw ?Passero 12.5 57850 825

HS5 SE Asia trip via Australia to Singapore ?Japan 25 33293 393

HS6 S Korea ?Japan via NOPAC to Singapore-Japan 25 32629 269

Average of the T/C Routes 39855 477