Baltic Exchange Daily Summary of Baltic Exchange Dry Indices - 20 August 2008

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Baltic Exchange Dry Index       7344        (DOWN 199)
Baltic Exchange Capesize Index  11710       (DOWN 627)
Baltic Exchange Panamax Index   6330        (DOWN 137)
Baltic Exchange Supramax Index  4370        (UP 82)
Baltic Exchange Handysize Index 2222        (UP 16)
Daily Summary of the Baltic Exchange Time Charter Routes
                                Rate($/Day) Change
BCI
Average of the T/C routes       $130302     (DOWN  7159)
BPI
Average of the T/C routes       $50825      (DOWN  1102)
BSI
Average of the T/C routes       $45692      (UP  854)
BHSI
Average of the T/C routes       $32532      (UP  261)
Baltic Exchange Capesize Index TM - 20 August 2008
Baltic Exchange Capesize Index     11710     (DOWN 627)
Rte
Num    Description                                     Weight Avg. 
Move
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C2     160000lt Tubarao -Rotterdam                     10     37.227
-1.073
C3     150000mt Tubarao - Beilun/Baoshan               15     73.438
-2.479
C4     150000mt Richards Bay - Rotterdam               5      37.645
-1.582
C5     150000mt W Australia - Beilun/Baoshan           15     30.750
-2.045
C7     150000mt Bolivar - Rotterdam                    5      38.700
-1.095
C8_03  172000mt Gibraltar/Hamburg trans Atlantic RV    10     128864
-4727
C9_03  172000mt  Continent/Mediterranean trip Far East 5      169308
-6230
C10_03 172000mt Pacific RV                             20     134808
-13615
C11_03 172000mt China/Japan trip Mediterranean/Cont    5      88229
-4063
C12    150000mt Gladstone - Rotterdam                  10     51.375
-1.150
Average of the T/C Routes                                     130302
-7159
Baltic Exchange Panamax Index TM - 20 August 2008
Baltic Exchange Panamax Index     6330     (DOWN 137)
Rte
Num    Description                    Weight Avg.  Move
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P1A_03 74000mt Transatlantic RV       25     59515 -1748
P2A_03 74000mt SKAW-GIB/FAR EAST      25     69838 -1007
P3A_03 74000mt Japan-SK/Pacific/RV    25     40170 -1429
P4_03  74000mt FAR EAST/NOPAC/SK-PASS 25     33776 -224
Average of the T/C Routes                    50825 -1102
Baltic Exchange Supramax Index TM - 20 August 2008
Baltic Exchange Supramax Index     4370     (UP 82)
Rte
Num Description                        Weight Avg.  Move
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S1A Antwerp - Skaw Trip Far East       12.5   55856 -49
S1B Canakkale Trip Far East            12.5   64170 1070
S2  Japan - SK / NOPAC or Australia rv 25     39104 1792
S3  Japan - SK Trip Gib - Skaw range   25     34217 1237
S4A US Gulf - Skaw-Passero             12.5   71583 -392
S4B Skaw-Passero - US Gulf             12.5   27289 149
Average of the T/C Routes                     45692 854
The route(s) below do not form part of the index calculation
S5  W.Africa  via ECSA to FarEast      0      59500 -280
S6  Jpn-SK trip via Aus/India          0      40275 1639
S7  EC India - China                   0      36300 -408
Baltic Exchange Handysize Index TM - 20 August 2008
Baltic Exchange Handysize Index     2222     (UP 16)
Rte
Num Description                                        Weight Avg.
Move
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HS1 Skaw - Passero trip  Recalada - Rio de Janeiro     12.5   24771 21
HS2 Skaw - Passero trip Boston / Galveston             12.5   24479 50
HS3 Recalada / Rio de Janeiro trip Skaw / Passero.     12.5   43733 94
HS4 US Gulf trip via US Gulf or NCSA to Skaw / Passero 12.5   44990
-150
HS5 SE Asia trip via Australia to S'pore / Japan       25     31000
600
HS6 S Korea / Japan via NOPAC to  S'pore-Japan         25     30143
436
Average of the T/C Routes                                     32532
261