Daily Summary of Baltic Exchange Dry Indices 30 July 2008

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Baltic Exchange Dry Index TM 8388 (DOWN 46)

Baltic Exchange Capesize Index TM 13077 (DOWN 55)

Baltic Exchange Panamax Index TM 7524 (DOWN 3)

Baltic Exchange Supramax Index TM 4953 (DOWN 71)

Baltic Exchange Handysize Index TM 2578 (DOWN 24)

Daily Summary of the Baltic Exchange Time Charter Routes

  Rate($/Day) Change

BCI

Average of the T/C routes $150269 (DOWN 886)

BPI

Average of the T/C routes $60466 (DOWN 30)

BSI

Average of the T/C routes $51793 (DOWN 740)

BHSI

Average of the T/C routes $37526 (DOWN 369)

Baltic Exchange Capesize Index     13077     (DOWN 55)

Route

Number Description Weighting Average Movement

C2 160000lt Tubarao -Rotterdam 10 46.300 -0.523

C3 150000mt Tubarao - Beilun/Baoshan 15 84.625 -0.438

C4 150000mt Richards Bay - Rotterdam 5 41.705 -0.477

C5 150000mt W Australia - Beilun/Baoshan 15 30.795 -0.046

C7 150000mt Bolivar - Rotterdam 5 47.591 -0.477

C8_03 172000mt Gibraltar/Hamburg trans Atlantic RV 10 170045 -3410

C9_03 172000mt Continent/Mediterranean trip Far East 5 201500 -1538

C10_03 172000mt Pacific RV 20 132073 1528

C11_03 172000mt China/Japan trip Mediterranean/Cont 5 97458 -125

C12 150000mt Gladstone - Rotterdam 10 53.440 0.060

Average of the T/C Routes 150269 -886

Baltic Exchange Panamax Index     7524     (DOWN 3)

Route

Number Description Weighting Average Movement

P1A_03 74000mt Transatlantic RV 25 70018 598

P2A_03 74000mt SKAW-GIB/FAR EAST 25 80085 -128

P3A_03 74000mt Japan-SK/Pacific/RV 25 50273 -118

P4_03 74000mt FAR EAST/NOPAC/SK-PASS 25 41487 -474

Average of the T/C Routes 60466 -30

Baltic Exchange Supramax Index     4953     (DOWN 71)

Route

Number Description Weighting Average Movement

S1A Antwerp - Skaw Trip Far East 12.5 60970 -440

S1B Canakkale Trip Far East 12.5 65864 -370

S2 Japan - SK / NOPAC or Australia rv 25 46002 -959

S3 Japan - SK Trip Gib - Skaw range 25 41050 -770

S4A US Gulf - Skaw-Passero 12.5 82395 -1398

S4B Skaw-Passero - US Gulf 12.5 31013 -255

Average of the T/C Routes 51793 -740

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

S5 W.Africa via ECSA to FarEast 0 67138 -777

S6 Jpn-SK trip via Aus/India 0 46341 -1277

S7 EC India - China 0 52592 -341

Baltic Exchange Handysize Index     2578     (DOWN 24)

Route

Number Description Weighting Average Movement

HS1 Skaw - Passero trip Recalada - Rio de Janeiro 12.5 29821 -236

HS2 Skaw - Passero trip Boston ?Galveston 12.5 29850 -79

HS3 Recalada ?Rio de Janeiro trip Skaw ?Passero. 12.5 50947 16

HS4 US Gulf trip via US Gulf or NCSA to Skaw ?Passero 12.5 55477 -280

HS5 SE Asia trip via Australia to Singapore ?Japan 25 34000 -700

HS6 S Korea ?Japan via NOPAC to Singapore-Japan 25 33057 -486

Average of the T/C Routes 37526 -369