Baltic Exchange Daily Summary of Baltic Exchange Dry Indices - 15 August 2008

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Baltic Exchange Dry Index       7557        (UP 137)
Baltic Exchange Capesize Index  12581       (UP 341)
Baltic Exchange Panamax Index   6379        (UP 131)
Baltic Exchange Supramax Index  4198        (DOWN 2)
Baltic Exchange Handysize Index 2189        (DOWN 9)
Daily Summary of the Baltic Exchange Time Charter Routes
                                Rate($/Day) Change
BCI
Average of the T/C routes       $140000     (UP  4394)
BPI
Average of the T/C routes       $51224      (UP  1052)
BSI
Average of the T/C routes       $43891      (DOWN  28)
BHSI
Average of the T/C routes       $32007      (DOWN  129)
Baltic Exchange Capesize Index TM - 15 August 2008
Baltic Exchange Capesize Index     12581     (UP 341)
Rte
Num    Description                                     Weight Avg. 
Move
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C2     160000lt Tubarao -Rotterdam                     10     38.500
0.568
C3     150000mt Tubarao - Beilun/Baoshan               15     76.100
1.496
C4     150000mt Richards Bay - Rotterdam               5      39.950
0.927
C5     150000mt W Australia - Beilun/Baoshan           15     34.200
0.655
C7     150000mt Bolivar - Rotterdam                    5      40.100
0.600
C8_03  172000mt Gibraltar/Hamburg trans Atlantic RV    10     135400
2900
C9_03  172000mt  Continent/Mediterranean trip Far East 5      177500
3654
C10_03 172000mt Pacific RV                             20     153850
7273
C11_03 172000mt China/Japan trip Mediterranean/Cont    5      93250
3750
C12    150000mt Gladstone - Rotterdam                  10     52.972
1.117
Average of the T/C Routes                                     140000
4394
Baltic Exchange Panamax Index TM - 15 August 2008
Baltic Exchange Panamax Index     6379     (UP 131)
Rte
Num    Description                    Weight Avg.  Move
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P1A_03 74000mt Transatlantic RV       25     59847 1797
P2A_03 74000mt SKAW-GIB/FAR EAST      25     70294 994
P3A_03 74000mt Japan-SK/Pacific/RV    25     41329 727
P4_03  74000mt FAR EAST/NOPAC/SK-PASS 25     33426 689
Average of the T/C Routes                    51224 1052
Baltic Exchange Supramax Index TM - 15 August 2008
Baltic Exchange Supramax Index     4198     (DOWN 2)
Rte
Num Description                        Weight Avg.  Move
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S1A Antwerp - Skaw Trip Far East       12.5   56000 -75
S1B Canakkale Trip Far East            12.5   62905 -81
S2  Japan - SK / NOPAC or Australia rv 25     35045 83
S3  Japan - SK Trip Gib - Skaw range   25     31200 100
S4A US Gulf - Skaw-Passero             12.5   72630 -420
S4B Skaw-Passero - US Gulf             12.5   27100 -20
Average of the T/C Routes                     43891 -28
The route(s) below do not form part of the index calculation
S5  W.Africa  via ECSA to FarEast      0      60100 0
S6  Jpn-SK trip via Aus/India          0      36275 143
S7  EC India - China                   0      36527 -323
Baltic Exchange Handysize Index TM - 15 August 2008
Baltic Exchange Handysize Index     2189     (DOWN 9)
Rte
Num Description                                        Weight Avg.
Move
=== ================================================== ====== =====
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HS1 Skaw - Passero trip  Recalada - Rio de Janeiro     12.5   24607 0
HS2 Skaw - Passero trip Boston / Galveston             12.5   24293 7
HS3 Recalada / Rio de Janeiro trip Skaw / Passero.     12.5   43906
-38
HS4 US Gulf trip via US Gulf or NCSA to Skaw / Passero 12.5   45361
-464
HS5 SE Asia trip via Australia to S'pore / Japan       25     29707
-179
HS6 S Korea / Japan via NOPAC to  S'pore-Japan         25     29236
-93
Average of the T/C Routes                                     32007
-129