Baltic Exchange Daily Summary of Baltic Exchange Dry Indices - 26 August 2008

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Baltic Exchange Dry Index       7115        (DOWN 32)
Baltic Exchange Capesize Index  11263       (DOWN 28)
Baltic Exchange Panamax Index   6012        (DOWN 68)
Baltic Exchange Supramax Index  4379        (DOWN 8)
Baltic Exchange Handysize Index 2211        (DOWN 3)
Daily Summary of the Baltic Exchange Time Charter Routes
                                Rate($/Day) Change
BCI
Average of the T/C routes       $124522     (DOWN  391)
BPI
Average of the T/C routes       $48218      (DOWN  563)
BSI
Average of the T/C routes       $45789      (DOWN  81)
BHSI
Average of the T/C routes       $32435      (DOWN  26)
Baltic Exchange Capesize Index TM - 26 August 2008
Baltic Exchange Capesize Index     11263     (DOWN 28)
Rte
Num    Description                                     Weight Avg. 
Move
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C2     160000lt Tubarao -Rotterdam                     10     35.718
-0.147
C3     150000mt Tubarao - Beilun/Baoshan               15     72.792
0.428
C4     150000mt Richards Bay - Rotterdam               5      36.486
-0.164
C5     150000mt W Australia - Beilun/Baoshan           15     29.614
-0.086
C7     150000mt Bolivar - Rotterdam                    5      37.168
-0.152
C8_03  172000mt Gibraltar/Hamburg trans Atlantic RV    10     120591
-859
C9_03  172000mt  Continent/Mediterranean trip Far East 5      166731
814
C10_03 172000mt Pacific RV                             20     127308
-567
C11_03 172000mt China/Japan trip Mediterranean/Cont    5      83458
-951
C12    150000mt Gladstone - Rotterdam                  10     50.380
-0.314
Average of the T/C Routes                                     124522
-391
Baltic Exchange Panamax Index TM - 26 August 2008
Baltic Exchange Panamax Index     6012     (DOWN 68)
Rte
Num    Description                    Weight Avg.  Move
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P1A_03 74000mt Transatlantic RV       25     57963 -317
P2A_03 74000mt SKAW-GIB/FAR EAST      25     68863 -85
P3A_03 74000mt Japan-SK/Pacific/RV    25     35138 -1101
P4_03  74000mt FAR EAST/NOPAC/SK-PASS 25     30908 -750
Average of the T/C Routes                    48218 -563
Baltic Exchange Supramax Index TM - 26 August 2008
Baltic Exchange Supramax Index     4379     (DOWN 8)
Rte
Num Description                        Weight Avg.  Move
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S1A Antwerp - Skaw Trip Far East       12.5   54933 -442
S1B Canakkale Trip Far East            12.5   63735 -447
S2  Japan - SK / NOPAC or Australia rv 25     40792 542
S3  Japan - SK Trip Gib - Skaw range   25     35000 430
S4A US Gulf - Skaw-Passero             12.5   68967 -1313
S4B Skaw-Passero - US Gulf             12.5   27094 -391
Average of the T/C Routes                     45789 -81
The route(s) below do not form part of the index calculation
S5  W.Africa  via ECSA to FarEast      0      58267 -493
S6  Jpn-SK trip via Aus/India          0      41255 205
S7  EC India - China                   0      35182 -239
Baltic Exchange Handysize Index TM - 26 August 2008
Baltic Exchange Handysize Index     2211     (DOWN 3)
Rte
Num Description                                        Weight Avg.
Move
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HS1 Skaw - Passero trip  Recalada - Rio de Janeiro     12.5   24929 0
HS2 Skaw - Passero trip Boston / Galveston             12.5   24679 72
HS3 Recalada / Rio de Janeiro trip Skaw / Passero.     12.5   42722
-500
HS4 US Gulf trip via US Gulf or NCSA to Skaw / Passero 12.5   41650
-1055
HS5 SE Asia trip via Australia to S'pore / Japan       25     31714
278
HS6 S Korea / Japan via NOPAC to  S'pore-Japan         25     31036
357
Average of the T/C Routes                                     32435
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