Daily Summary of Baltic Exchange Dry Indices 29 April 2008

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Baltic Exchange Dry Index TM 9273 (DOWN 71)

Baltic Exchange Capesize Index TM 13830 (DOWN 90)

Baltic Exchange Panamax Index TM 9056 (DOWN 167)

Baltic Exchange Supramax Index TM 5446 (DOWN 3)

Baltic Exchange Handysize Index TM 2768 (UP 21)

Daily Summary of the Baltic Exchange Time Charter Routes

  Rate($/Day) Change

BCI

Average of the T/C routes $166355 (DOWN 46)

BPI

Average of the T/C routes $72827 (DOWN 1373)

BSI

Average of the T/C routes $56944 (DOWN 34)

BHSI

Average of the T/C routes $40151 (UP 296)

Baltic Exchange Capesize Index     13830     (DOWN 90)

Route Number Description Weighting Average Movement

C2 160000lt Tubarao -Rotterdam 10 46.882 1.064

C3 150000mt Tubarao - Beilun/Baoshan 15 87.542 1.167

C4 150000mt Richards Bay - Rotterdam 5 42.000 0.850

C5 150000mt W Australia - Beilun/Baoshan 15 31.214 -1.591

C7 150000mt Bolivar - Rotterdam 5 48.436 1.141

C8_03 172000mt Gibraltar/Hamburg trans Atlantic RV 10 189364 3637

C9_03 172000mt Continent/Mediterranean trip Far East 5 226500 4115

C10_03 172000mt Pacific RV 20 142596 -7981

C11_03 172000mt China/Japan trip Mediterranean/Cont 5 106958 41

C12 150000mt Gladstone - Rotterdam 10 54.241 0.114

Average of the T/C Routes 166355 -46

Baltic Exchange Panamax Index     9056     (DOWN 167)

Route Number Description Weighting Average Movement

P1A_03 74000mt Transatlantic RV 25 84668 -602

P2A_03 74000mt SKAW-GIB/FAR EAST 25 91571 -673

P3A_03 74000mt Japan-SK/Pacific/RV 25 63231 -2567

P4_03 74000mt FAR EAST/NOPAC/SK-PASS 25 51838 -1651

Average of the T/C Routes 72827 -1373

Baltic Exchange Supramax Index     5446     (DOWN 3)

Route

Number Description Weighting Average Movement

S1A Antwerp - Skaw Trip Far East 12.5 73106 211

S1B Canakkale Trip Far East 12.5 67880 1005

S2 Japan - SK / NOPAC or Australia rv 25 50446 -516

S3 Japan - SK Trip Gib - Skaw range 25 41150 -845

S4A US Gulf - Skaw-Passero 12.5 92780 520

S4B Skaw-Passero - US Gulf 12.5 38593 713

Average of the T/C Routes 56944 -34

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

S5 W.Africa via ECSA to FarEast 0 81044 -46

S6 Jpn-SK trip via Aus/India 0 47895 -619

S7 EC India - China 0 61482 -2593

Baltic Exchange Handysize Index     2768     (UP 21)

Route

Number Description Weighting Average Movement

HS1 Skaw - Passero trip Recalada - Rio de Janeiro 12.5 34400 400

HS2 Skaw - Passero trip Boston ?Galveston 12.5 35400 364

HS3 Recalada ?Rio de Janeiro trip Skaw ?Passero. 12.5 60861 750

HS4 US Gulf trip via US Gulf or NCSA to Skaw ?Passero 12.5 58450 600

HS5 SE Asia trip via Australia to Singapore ?Japan 25 33367 74

HS6 S Korea ?Japan via NOPAC to Singapore-Japan 25 32683 54

Average of the T/C Routes 40151 296