Top Shipping Stocks to Watch on October 7, 2012

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Dry Bulk Shipping Rates  October 5, 2012

Baltic Dry Index ( BDI ) -  875 Up 30

Baltic Cape Index ( BCI ) - 1932 Up 59

Baltic Panamax Index ( BPI) - 598 Up 54

Supramax Index ( BSI ) -   795  Down 54

Below these are the Top Shipping Stocks Performance of the Week ended  October 5, 2012. 

Ticker       Company      Change (Week)
ULTR    Ultrapetrol (Bahamas) Ltd.    14.79%
TRMD    TORM A/S    10.00%
GNK    Genco Shipping & Trading Ltd.    5.43%
SBLK    Star Bulk Carriers Corp.    5.00%
OSG    Overseas Shipholding Group Inc.    4.85%
GLOG    GasLog Ltd.    4.84%
PRGN    Paragon Shipping Inc.    4.65%
TK    Teekay Corporation    4.62%
DSX    Diana Shipping Inc.    4.49%
CKH    Seacor Holdings Inc.    3.69%
TOPS    Top Ships Inc.    2.70%
ESEA    Euroseas, Ltd.    2.68%
KEX    Kirby Corporation    2.55%
NNA    Navios Maritime Acquisition Corporation    2.25%
NMM    Navios Maritime Partners L.P.    2.16%
GMLP    Golar LNG Partners LP    2.15%
TGP    Teekay LNG Partners LP.    2.13%
NM    Navios Maritime Holdings Inc.    1.94%
TOO    Teekay Offshore Partners LP    1.64%
SSW    Seaspan Corp.    1.46%
CMRE    Costamare Inc.    1.36%
MATX    Matson, Inc.    0.97%
DCIX    Diana Containerships Inc.    0.71%
SB    Safe Bulkers, Inc.    0.52%
CPLP    Capital Product Partners L.P.    0.37%
TNK    Teekay Tankers Ltd.    0.27%
STNG    Scorpio Tankers Inc.    0.00%
FRO    Frontline Ltd.    -0.26%
VLCCF    Knightsbridge Tankers Limited    -0.61%
GLNG    Golar LNG Ltd.    -1.01%
RLOG    Rand Logistics, Inc.    -1.20%
ISH    International Shipholding Corp.    -1.96%
DRYS    DryShips, Inc.    -2.14%
DHT    DHT Holdings, Inc.    -2.56%
GLBS    Globus Maritime Limited    -2.67%
NAT    Nordic American Tankers Limited    -2.88%
GSL    Global Ship Lease, Inc.    -3.23%
BALT    Baltic Trading Limited    -3.41%
TNP    Tsakos Energy Navigation Ltd.    -3.86%
EGLE    Eagle Bulk Shipping, Inc.    -3.88%
GASS    StealthGas, Inc.    -3.98%
SFL    Ship Finance International Limited    -4.13%
TDW    Tidewater Inc.    -4.33%
ALEX    Alexander & Baldwin, Inc.    -4.34%
DAC    Danaos Corporation    -5.02%
TEU    Box Ships Inc.    -10.08%
EXM    Excel Maritime Carriers, Ltd.    -11.43%
FREE    FreeSeas Inc.    -12.46%
SHIP    Seanergy Maritime Holdings Corp.    -12.98%
NEWL    NewLead Holdings Ltd.    -15.38%

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