Daily Summary of Baltic Exchange Dry Indices 31 July 2008

Baltic Exchange Dry Index TM 8341 (DOWN 47)

Baltic Exchange Capesize Index TM 13005 (DOWN 72)

Baltic Exchange Panamax Index TM 7517 (DOWN 7)

Baltic Exchange Supramax Index TM 4897 (DOWN 56)

Baltic Exchange Handysize Index TM 2554 (DOWN 24)

Daily Summary of the Baltic Exchange Time Charter Routes

  Rate($/Day) Change

BCI

Average of the T/C routes $149394 (DOWN 875)

BPI

Average of the T/C routes $60419 (DOWN 47)

BSI

Average of the T/C routes $51206 (DOWN 587)

BHSI

Average of the T/C routes $37170 (DOWN 356)

Baltic Exchange Capesize Index     13005     (DOWN 72)

Route

Number Description Weighting Average Movement

C2 160000lt Tubarao -Rotterdam 10 45.877 -0.423

C3 150000mt Tubarao - Beilun/Baoshan 15 84.604 -0.021

C4 150000mt Richards Bay - Rotterdam 5 41.591 -0.114

C5 150000mt W Australia - Beilun/Baoshan 15 30.591 -0.204

C7 150000mt Bolivar - Rotterdam 5 47.159 -0.432

C8_03 172000mt Gibraltar/Hamburg trans Atlantic RV 10 167727 -2318

C9_03 172000mt Continent/Mediterranean trip Far East 5 201231 -269

C10_03 172000mt Pacific RV 20 131346 -727

C11_03 172000mt China/Japan trip Mediterranean/Cont 5 97271 -187

C12 150000mt Gladstone - Rotterdam 10 53.465 0.025

Average of the T/C Routes 149394 -875

Baltic Exchange Panamax Index     7517     (DOWN 7)

Route

Number Description Weighting Average Movement

P1A_03 74000mt Transatlantic RV 25 69598 -420

P2A_03 74000mt SKAW-GIB/FAR EAST 25 79828 -257

P3A_03 74000mt Japan-SK/Pacific/RV 25 50636 363

P4_03 74000mt FAR EAST/NOPAC/SK-PASS 25 41613 126

Average of the T/C Routes 60419 -47

Baltic Exchange Supramax Index     4897     (DOWN 56)

Route

Number Description Weighting Average Movement

S1A Antwerp - Skaw Trip Far East 12.5 60660 -310

S1B Canakkale Trip Far East 12.5 65659 -205

S2 Japan - SK / NOPAC or Australia rv 25 45242 -760

S3 Japan - SK Trip Gib - Skaw range 25 40608 -442

S4A US Gulf - Skaw-Passero 12.5 80800 -1595

S4B Skaw-Passero - US Gulf 12.5 30828 -185

Average of the T/C Routes 51206 -587

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

S5 W.Africa via ECSA to FarEast 0 66638 -500

S6 Jpn-SK trip via Aus/India 0 45518 -823

S7 EC India - China 0 52306 -286

Baltic Exchange Handysize Index     2554     (DOWN 24)

Route

Number Description Weighting Average Movement

HS1 Skaw - Passero trip Recalada - Rio de Janeiro 12.5 29793 -28

HS2 Skaw - Passero trip Boston ?Galveston 12.5 29793 -57

HS3 Recalada ?Rio de Janeiro trip Skaw ?Passero. 12.5 50788 -159

HS4 US Gulf trip via US Gulf or NCSA to Skaw ?Passero 12.5 54733 -744

HS5 SE Asia trip via Australia to Singapore ?Japan 25 33464 -536

HS6 S Korea ?Japan via NOPAC to Singapore-Japan 25 32664 -393

Average of the T/C Routes 37170 -356

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