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 on this second trading day of 2026 was a true copy of the first day in the entire drybulk market. The capes had again slower activity, the panamax a little positive activity and supramax plus the handysize both again with slowing activity.
The capesizes had further slowing activity and therefore minor falling rates in almost all areas and directions. For the panamax size the activity was again little better and the market reacted with very minor increasing rates in almost all areas and directions.
For the supramax and handysize dry cargo tonnage the market had further slowing activity levels. The supramax tonnage had little slower activity with minor falling rate levels in most areas and directions. For the handysize vessels the market was with further slow activity, and resulted also in minor falling rates in all areas and directions.
The European coaster market was today with slow general activity level. In the Baltic Sea area or on the Continent the freight rates were with further minor falling rates. The freight rates in the Black Sea area were again with unchanged rates and the Mediterranean had further minor falling rate levels today.
The tanker market was today with okay level of activity. The crude oil tankers were with unchanged activity resulting in stable rates in most areas and directions. The product tanker market was today with fair activity and it resulted also in stable rate levels from the various loading areas.
We will be back tomorrow with more freight market news from www.icshipbrokers.com
