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 in general slower activity modus in the entire drybulk market, mainly because of holidays in many countries. The capes had a slight negative tendency today, the panamax size had a slight positive tendency, but with the supramax and handysiize continue with minor negative activity tendency.
The capesizes had today little slower activity and it resulted in slight falling rates in almost all areas and directions. For the panamax size the activity was fair and the market reacted with minor increasing rates in almost all areas and directions.
For the supramax and handysize dry cargo tonnage the market had again unchanged slow activity levels. The supramax tonnage had again minor falling rate levels in most areas and directions. For the handysize vessels the market was with fair activity, and resulted in minor falling rates in all areas and directions.
The European coaster market was today with slow activity levels view the holiday in many countries. In the Baltic Sea area or on the Continent the freight rates were with slight falling rates and many spot/prompt open vessels. The freight rates in the Black Sea area were also with slight falling rates today and the Mediterranean had also minor falling rate levels today.
The tanker market was today with slower level of activity. The crude oil tankers were with slower activity resulting in slight falling rates in most areas and directions. The product tanker market was today also with little slower activity and it resulted in minor falling rate levels from the various loading areas.
We will be back tomorrow with more freight market news from www.icshipbrokers.com
