| Ship type, size, age years | Daily earnings, 2005 $000, rounded | Daily earnings, 2006 $000, rounded | Remarks |
| Tankers, VLCC, 6 - 7 | 60.5 | 63 | Larger ships earn more. 2006 is slightly worse than 2005, except VLCCs |
| Suezmax, 7 - 8 | 54 | 53 | $350,000 less p.a. |
| Aframax, 6 - 7 | 42 | 39 | $1.05 m less |
| Products of petroleum | 38 | 31 | $2.45 m p.a. less |
| Clean | 31 | 27 | $1.4 m less p.a. |
| Dry, Capes, 6 - 7 | 52 | 43 | $3.15 m less $The Baltic Dry Index rose from 2407 to 4397 units |
| Panamax, 8 - 9 | 23 | 21 | $700,000 less |
| Handymax | 21 | 20 | $350,000 less |
| Handysize | 17 | 16 | $350,000 less |