Daily Summary of Baltic Exchange Dry Indices 4 August 2008

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Baltic Exchange Dry Index TM 8209 (DOWN 71)

Baltic Exchange Capesize Index TM 12838 (DOWN 106)

Baltic Exchange Panamax Index TM 7401 (DOWN 67)

Baltic Exchange Supramax Index TM 4779 (DOWN 48)

Baltic Exchange Handysize Index TM 2514 (DOWN 18)

Daily Summary of the Baltic Exchange Time Charter Routes

  Rate($/Day) Change

BCI

Average of the T/C routes $146845 (DOWN 1581)

BPI

Average of the T/C routes $59504 (DOWN 529)

BSI

Average of the T/C routes $49971 (DOWN 503)

BHSI

Average of the T/C routes $36566 (DOWN 271)

Baltic Exchange Capesize Index     12838     (DOWN 106)

Route

Number Description Weighting Average Movement

C2 160000lt Tubarao -Rotterdam 10 45.218 -0.464

C3 150000mt Tubarao - Beilun/Baoshan 15 84.400 -0.258

C4 150000mt Richards Bay - Rotterdam 5 41.282 -0.195

C5 150000mt W Australia - Beilun/Baoshan 15 30.114 -0.245

C7 150000mt Bolivar - Rotterdam 5 46.427 -0.528

C8_03 172000mt Gibraltar/Hamburg trans Atlantic RV 10 162909 -3364

C9_03 172000mt Continent/Mediterranean trip Far East 5 198808 -1192

C10_03 172000mt Pacific RV 20 130000 -521

C11_03 172000mt China/Japan trip Mediterranean/Cont 5 95663 -1250

C12 150000mt Gladstone - Rotterdam 10 53.215 -0.225

Average of the T/C Routes 146845 -1581

Baltic Exchange Panamax Index     7401     (DOWN 67)

Route

Number Description Weighting Average Movement

P1A_03 74000mt Transatlantic RV 25 67883 -872

P2A_03 74000mt SKAW-GIB/FAR EAST 25 77900 -1038

P3A_03 74000mt Japan-SK/Pacific/RV 25 50759 -168

P4_03 74000mt FAR EAST/NOPAC/SK-PASS 25 41476 -37

Average of the T/C Routes 59504 -529

Baltic Exchange Supramax Index     4779     (DOWN 48)

Route

Number Description Weighting Average Movement

S1A Antwerp - Skaw Trip Far East 12.5 60025 -293

S1B Canakkale Trip Far East 12.5 65241 -150

S2 Japan - SK / NOPAC or Australia rv 25 43635 -684

S3 Japan - SK Trip Gib - Skaw range 25 39498 -512

S4A US Gulf - Skaw-Passero 12.5 77980 -1020

S4B Skaw-Passero - US Gulf 12.5 30260 -165

Average of the T/C Routes 49971 -503

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

S5 W.Africa via ECSA to FarEast 0 65500 -535

S6 Jpn-SK trip via Aus/India 0 44023 -832

S7 EC India - China 0 51454 -379

Baltic Exchange Handysize Index     2514     (DOWN 18)

Route

Number Description Weighting Average Movement

HS1 Skaw - Passero trip Recalada - Rio de Janeiro 12.5 29421 -158

HS2 Skaw - Passero trip Boston ?Galveston 12.5 29429 -178

HS3 Recalada ?Rio de Janeiro trip Skaw ?Passero. 12.5 49994 -323

HS4 US Gulf trip via US Gulf or NCSA to Skaw ?Passero 12.5 53900 -405

HS5 SE Asia trip via Australia to Singapore ?Japan 25 32836 -285

HS6 S Korea ?Japan via NOPAC to Singapore-Japan 25 32057 -264

Average of the T/C Routes 36566 -271