Daily Summary of Baltic Exchange Dry Indices 22 May 2008

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Baltic Exchange Dry Index TM 11648 (DOWN 123)

Baltic Exchange Capesize Index TM 18051 (DOWN 77)

Baltic Exchange Panamax Index TM 10866 (DOWN 381)

Baltic Exchange Supramax Index TM 6743 (UP 34)

Baltic Exchange Handysize Index TM 3407 (UP 10)

Daily Summary of the Baltic Exchange Time Charter Routes

  Rate($/Day) Change

BCI

Average of the T/C routes $214729 (DOWN 1648)

BPI

Average of the T/C routes $87247 (DOWN 3049)

BSI

Average of the T/C routes $70507 (UP 355)

BHSI

Average of the T/C routes $49397 (UP 157)

Baltic Exchange Capesize Index     18051     (DOWN 77)

Route

Number Description Weighting Average Movement

C2 160000lt Tubarao -Rotterdam 10 57.364 -0.636

C3 150000mt Tubarao - Beilun/Baoshan 15 106.396 -1.187

C4 150000mt Richards Bay - Rotterdam 5 51.991 -0.177

C5 150000mt W Australia - Beilun/Baoshan 15 45.472 0.186

C7 150000mt Bolivar - Rotterdam 5 59.864 -0.504

C8_03 172000mt Gibraltar/Hamburg trans Atlantic RV 10 225500 -5227

C9_03 172000mt Continent/Mediterranean trip Far East 5 275404 -3865

C10_03 172000mt Pacific RV 20 213346 2269

C11_03 172000mt China/Japan trip Mediterranean/Cont 5 144667 234

C12 150000mt Gladstone - Rotterdam 10 66.355 0.232

Average of the T/C Routes 214729 -1648

Baltic Exchange Panamax Index     10866     (DOWN 381)

Route

Number Description Weighting Average Movement

P1A_03 74000mt Transatlantic RV 25 105713 -4717

P2A_03 74000mt SKAW-GIB/FAR EAST 25 113238 -3537

P3A_03 74000mt Japan-SK/Pacific/RV 25 75398 -1845

P4_03 74000mt FAR EAST/NOPAC/SK-PASS 25 54639 -2098

Average of the T/C Routes 87247 -3049

Baltic Exchange Supramax Index     6743     (UP 34)

Route

Number Description Weighting Average Movement

S1A Antwerp - Skaw Trip Far East 12.5 86543 298

S1B Canakkale Trip Far East 12.5 89600 625

S2 Japan - SK / NOPAC or Australia rv 25 55683 521

S3 Japan - SK Trip Gib - Skaw range 25 43195 60

S4A US Gulf - Skaw-Passero 12.5 141360 220

S4B Skaw-Passero - US Gulf 12.5 48798 533

Average of the T/C Routes 70507 355

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

S5 W.Africa via ECSA to FarEast 0 95055 70

S6 Jpn-SK trip via Aus/India 0 54218 1850

S7 EC India - China 0 72033 145

Baltic Exchange Handysize Index     3407     (UP 10)

Route

Number Description Weighting Average Movement

HS1 Skaw - Passero trip Recalada - Rio de Janeiro 12.5 40179 158

HS2 Skaw - Passero trip Boston ?Galveston 12.5 40450 143

HS3 Recalada ?Rio de Janeiro trip Skaw ?Passero. 12.5 80722 333

HS4 US Gulf trip via US Gulf or NCSA to Skaw ?Passero 12.5 82225 125

HS5 SE Asia trip via Australia to Singapore ?Japan 25 38400 114

HS6 S Korea ?Japan via NOPAC to Singapore-Japan 25 37400 136

Average of the T/C Routes 49397 157