Daily Summary of Baltic Exchange Dry Indices 16 May 2008

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Baltic Exchange Dry Index TM 11459 (UP 392)

Baltic Exchange Capesize Index TM 17685 (UP 686)

Baltic Exchange Panamax Index TM 11018 (UP 466)

Baltic Exchange Supramax Index TM 6393 (UP 141)

Baltic Exchange Handysize Index TM 3337 (UP 22)

Daily Summary of the Baltic Exchange Time Charter Routes

  Rate($/Day) Change

BCI

Average of the T/C routes $211640 (UP 8120)

BPI

Average of the T/C routes $88398 (UP 3761)

BSI

Average of the T/C routes $66847 (UP 1476)

BHSI

Average of the T/C routes $48402 (UP 293)

Baltic Exchange Capesize Index     17685     (UP 686)

Route

Number Description Weighting Average Movement

C2 160000lt Tubarao -Rotterdam 10 57.250 1.773

C3 150000mt Tubarao - Beilun/Baoshan 15 106.958 2.833

C4 150000mt Richards Bay - Rotterdam 5 50.673 1.409

C5 150000mt W Australia - Beilun/Baoshan 15 42.591 2.296

C7 150000mt Bolivar - Rotterdam 5 59.864 1.796

C8_03 172000mt Gibraltar/Hamburg trans Atlantic RV 10 230318 7273

C9_03 172000mt Continent/Mediterranean trip Far East 5 276731 8885

C10_03 172000mt Pacific RV 20 202846 11346

C11_03 172000mt China/Japan trip Mediterranean/Cont 5 136667 4979

C12 150000mt Gladstone - Rotterdam 10 64.391 1.723

Average of the T/C Routes 211640 8120

Baltic Exchange Panamax Index     11018     (UP 466)

Route

Number Description Weighting Average Movement

P1A_03 74000mt Transatlantic RV 25 110450 3737

P2A_03 74000mt SKAW-GIB/FAR EAST 25 115850 4337

P3A_03 74000mt Japan-SK/Pacific/RV 25 71568 4836

P4_03 74000mt FAR EAST/NOPAC/SK-PASS 25 55724 2132

Average of the T/C Routes 88398 3761

Baltic Exchange Supramax Index     6393     (UP 141)

Route

Number Description Weighting Average Movement

S1A Antwerp - Skaw Trip Far East 12.5 83680 935

S1B Canakkale Trip Far East 12.5 84773 2412

S2 Japan - SK / NOPAC or Australia rv 25 52138 1315

S3 Japan - SK Trip Gib - Skaw range 25 40055 1072

S4A US Gulf - Skaw-Passero 12.5 136400 3100

S4B Skaw-Passero - US Gulf 12.5 45533 585

Average of the T/C Routes 66847 1476

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

S5 W.Africa via ECSA to FarEast 0 91103 853

S6 Jpn-SK trip via Aus/India 0 49409 968

S7 EC India - China 0 69996 1542 

Baltic Exchange Handysize Index     3337     (UP 22)

Route

Number Description Weighting Average Movement

HS1 Skaw - Passero trip Recalada - Rio de Janeiro 12.5 38957 521

HS2 Skaw - Passero trip Boston ?Galveston 12.5 39329 458

HS3 Recalada ?Rio de Janeiro trip Skaw ?Passero. 12.5 78967 578

HS4 US Gulf trip via US Gulf or NCSA to Skaw ?Passero 12.5 80550 705

HS5 SE Asia trip via Australia to Singapore ?Japan 25 37814 35

HS6 S Korea ?Japan via NOPAC to Singapore-Japan 25 36893 7

Average of the T/C Routes 48402 293