Baltic Exchange Daily Summary of Baltic Exchange Dry Indices - 21 August 2008

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Baltic Exchange Dry Index       7190        (DOWN 154)
Baltic Exchange Capesize Index  11331       (DOWN 379)
Baltic Exchange Panamax Index   6174        (DOWN 156)
Baltic Exchange Supramax Index  4392        (UP 22)
Baltic Exchange Handysize Index 2217        (DOWN 5)
Daily Summary of the Baltic Exchange Time Charter Routes
                                Rate($/Day) Change
BCI
Average of the T/C routes       $125501     (DOWN  4801)
BPI
Average of the T/C routes       $49558      (DOWN  1267)
BSI
Average of the T/C routes       $45923      (UP  231)
BHSI
Average of the T/C routes       $32488      (DOWN  44)
Baltic Exchange Capesize Index TM - 21 August 2008
Baltic Exchange Capesize Index     11331     (DOWN 379)
Rte
Num    Description                                     Weight Avg. 
Move
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C2     160000lt Tubarao -Rotterdam                     10     36.036
-1.191
C3     150000mt Tubarao - Beilun/Baoshan               15     72.067
-1.371
C4     150000mt Richards Bay - Rotterdam               5      36.727
-0.918
C5     150000mt W Australia - Beilun/Baoshan           15     29.705
-1.045
C7     150000mt Bolivar - Rotterdam                    5      37.459
-1.241
C8_03  172000mt Gibraltar/Hamburg trans Atlantic RV    10     122364
-6500
C9_03  172000mt  Continent/Mediterranean trip Far East 5      165327
-3981
C10_03 172000mt Pacific RV                             20     129231
-5577
C11_03 172000mt China/Japan trip Mediterranean/Cont    5      85083
-3146
C12    150000mt Gladstone - Rotterdam                  10     50.800
-0.575
Average of the T/C Routes                                     125501
-4801
Baltic Exchange Panamax Index TM - 21 August 2008
Baltic Exchange Panamax Index     6174     (DOWN 156)
Rte
Num    Description                    Weight Avg.  Move
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P1A_03 74000mt Transatlantic RV       25     58313 -1202
P2A_03 74000mt SKAW-GIB/FAR EAST      25     69113 -725
P3A_03 74000mt Japan-SK/Pacific/RV    25     38030 -2140
P4_03  74000mt FAR EAST/NOPAC/SK-PASS 25     32776 -1000
Average of the T/C Routes                    49558 -1267
Baltic Exchange Supramax Index TM - 21 August 2008
Baltic Exchange Supramax Index     4392     (UP 22)
Rte
Num Description                        Weight Avg.  Move
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S1A Antwerp - Skaw Trip Far East       12.5   55600 -256
S1B Canakkale Trip Far East            12.5   64464 294
S2  Japan - SK / NOPAC or Australia rv 25     39985 881
S3  Japan - SK Trip Gib - Skaw range   25     34458 241
S4A US Gulf - Skaw-Passero             12.5   70995 -588
S4B Skaw-Passero - US Gulf             12.5   27445 156
Average of the T/C Routes                     45923 231
The route(s) below do not form part of the index calculation
S5  W.Africa  via ECSA to FarEast      0      59290 -210
S6  Jpn-SK trip via Aus/India          0      40773 498
S7  EC India - China                   0      35813 -487
Baltic Exchange Handysize Index TM - 21 August 2008
Baltic Exchange Handysize Index     2217     (DOWN 5)
Rte
Num Description                                        Weight Avg.
Move
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HS1 Skaw - Passero trip  Recalada - Rio de Janeiro     12.5   24871
100
HS2 Skaw - Passero trip Boston / Galveston             12.5   24586
107
HS3 Recalada / Rio de Janeiro trip Skaw / Passero.     12.5   43456
-277
HS4 US Gulf trip via US Gulf or NCSA to Skaw / Passero 12.5   43465
-1525
HS5 SE Asia trip via Australia to S'pore / Japan       25     31329
329
HS6 S Korea / Japan via NOPAC to  S'pore-Japan         25     30436
293
Average of the T/C Routes                                     32488
-44