IC Shipbrokers herewith welcomes you to today’s freight market report. We are giving you an insight in today’s freight market and an update with the latest freight market indications.
The market was today with a mixed activity level for the drybulk market, with the capes having a slight positive tendency, and all other bulker sizes having a minor negative tendency.
The capesizes had today unchanged positive activity and it resulted in minor increasing rates in most areas but with good increasing rates in the Pacific Basin. For the panamax size the activity was slightly slower again and the market reacted with slight falling rates in basically all areas and directions.
For the supramax and handysize dry cargo tonnage the market had today slower activity levels. The supramax tonnage had slight falling rate levels in most areas and directions. For the handysize vessels the market was also with slower activity, and resulted in minor falling rates in all areas and directions.
The European coaster market was today with slow activity. In the Baltic Sea area or on the Continent the freight rates were with minor falling tendency. The freight rates in the Black Sea area were again with slight falling rates today and the Mediterranean had slight falls too today.
The tanker market was today with unchanged level of activity. The crude oil tankers were with little slower activity resulting in minor falling rates in most areas and directions. The product tanker market was today with fine activity and it resulted in very minor increasing rate levels from the various loading areas.
We will be back tomorrow with more freight market news from www.icshipbrokers.com
