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 full positive attitude in the entire drybulk market. The capes had stable tendency today, but the panamax, supramax and handysize all had a positive tendency.

The capesizes had today fair activity and it resulted in fully stable rates in almost all areas and directions. For the panamax size the activity was again much better and the market reacted with good increasing rates in all areas and directions.

For the supramax and handysize dry cargo tonnage the market had further improving activity levels. The supramax tonnage had good activity and now with slight increasing rate levels in most areas and directions. For the handysize vessels the market was with fine activity, and it resulted in further minor increasing rates in all areas and directions.

The European coaster market was today with further slowing activity levels. In the Baltic Sea area or on the Continent the freight rates were again with minor falling rates. The freight rates in the Black Sea area were with minor falling rates today and the Mediterranean had also minor falling rate levels.

The tanker market was today with further slight improving level of activity. The crude oil tankers were with fine activity resulting in minor increasing rates in most areas and directions. The product tanker market was today also with slight better activity and it resulted also in minor increasing rate levels from the various loading areas.

We will be back tomorrow with more freight market news from www.icshipbrokers.com