Daily Summary of Baltic Exchange Dry Indices 21 July 2008

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Baltic Exchange Dry Index TM 8961 (DOWN 51)

Baltic Exchange Capesize Index TM 13404 (DOWN 7)

Baltic Exchange Panamax Index TM 8662 (DOWN 126)

Baltic Exchange Supramax Index TM 5353 (DOWN 39)

Baltic Exchange Handysize Index TM 2636 (No change)

Daily Summary of the Baltic Exchange Time Charter Routes

  Rate($/Day) Change

BCI

Average of the T/C routes $156591 (UP 97)

BPI

Average of the T/C routes $69666 (DOWN 1020)

BSI

Average of the T/C routes $55972 (DOWN 404)

BHSI

Average of the T/C routes $38402 (DOWN 1)

Baltic Exchange Capesize Index     13404     (DOWN 7)

Route

Number Description Weighting Average Movement

C2 160000lt Tubarao -Rotterdam 10 48.177 -0.068

C3 150000mt Tubarao - Beilun/Baoshan 15 87.733 0.337

C4 150000mt Richards Bay - Rotterdam 5 41.014 0.241

C5 150000mt W Australia - Beilun/Baoshan 15 30.341 -0.295

C7 150000mt Bolivar - Rotterdam 5 49.518 0.032

C8_03 172000mt Gibraltar/Hamburg trans Atlantic RV 10 186545 -273

C9_03 172000mt Continent/Mediterranean trip Far East 5 212500 692

C10_03 172000mt Pacific RV 20 129904 -487

C11_03 172000mt China/Japan trip Mediterranean/Cont 5 97417 459

C12 150000mt Gladstone - Rotterdam 10 53.255 0.260

Average of the T/C Routes 156591 97

Baltic Exchange Panamax Index     8662     (DOWN 126)

Route

Number Description Weighting Average Movement

P1A_03 74000mt Transatlantic RV 25 79729 -1239

P2A_03 74000mt SKAW-GIB/FAR EAST 25 88658 -1055

P3A_03 74000mt Japan-SK/Pacific/RV 25 59860 -663

P4_03 74000mt FAR EAST/NOPAC/SK-PASS 25 50419 -1120

Average of the T/C Routes 69666 -1020

Baltic Exchange Supramax Index     5353     (DOWN 39)

Route

Number Description Weighting Average Movement

S1A Antwerp - Skaw Trip Far East 12.5 64350 -395

S1B Canakkale Trip Far East 12.5 68817 -710

S2 Japan - SK / NOPAC or Australia rv 25 51541 -194

S3 Japan - SK Trip Gib - Skaw range 25 45147 -283

S4A US Gulf - Skaw-Passero 12.5 87731 -719

S4B Skaw-Passero - US Gulf 12.5 33506 -449

Average of the T/C Routes 55972 -404

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

S5 W.Africa via ECSA to FarEast 0 70450 -208

S6 Jpn-SK trip via Aus/India 0 52972 45

S7 EC India - China 0 54770 62

Baltic Exchange Handysize Index     2636     (NO CHANGE)

Route

Number Description Weighting Average Movement

HS1 Skaw - Passero trip Recalada - Rio de Janeiro 12.5 29950 -79

HS2 Skaw - Passero trip Boston ?Galveston 12.5 29800 -100

HS3 Recalada ?Rio de Janeiro trip Skaw ?Passero. 12.5 49611 155

HS4 US Gulf trip via US Gulf or NCSA to Skaw ?Passero 12.5 56485 20

HS5 SE Asia trip via Australia to Singapore ?Japan 25 35942 21

HS6 S Korea ?Japan via NOPAC to Singapore-Japan 25 34742 -22

Average of the T/C Routes 38402 -1