IC Shipbrokers gives you an insight in today’s freight market and an update with the latest freight market indications. It was another very busy day in the dry cargo segment today, and some positive tendencies in the larger bulk tonnage segment.
The capesizes were today having almost explosive positive rate increases in all areas and especially ex Continent and Far East where it was booming today, so a great day for the Capesize owners. For the panamax size it was a further day with good increasing rates out of the Continent or Mediterranean or US Gulf positions for Atlantic directions, but with some rate falls in all other areas and directions today.
The market for the supramax and handysize dry cargo tonnage once again was with general stable or little increasing rates in some areas and sizes. The market for the supramax tonnage getting open in US Gulf was again today with extremely good improved higher rates, West Africa also again with improving rates but with all other areas having a further day with little falling or stable rate levels in all directions. For the handysize segment the market in US Gulf or Far East was quite stable, but with all other areas it was with falling rates in various directions.
The European coaster market was today with little activity in most areas. In the Baltic Sea area or on the Continent the market was having a balanced cargo and vessel availability so the result was today again with stable rates. The freight rates in the Black Sea areas were with little increasing rate levels, and with the Mediterranean with little falling rates.
The tanker market was having another day with good activity for all sizes. The crude oil tankers are again with little sliding or best case with stable rate levels from most loading areas. For the product tankers the market was once was with increased activity and the result was for a further day with good increasing rates levels from various loading areas.
