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 little slower situation of the entire drybulk market. The capes had okay activity tendency, the panamax with unchanged activity and with the supramax and the handysize both still with fair activity.
The capesizes had little improving activity and it resulted in slight increasing rates in almost all areas and directions. For the panamax size the activity was unchanged and the market reacted with very minor falling rates in almost all areas and directions.
For the supramax and handysize dry cargo tonnage the market had fair activity levels. The supramax tonnage had fair activity with unchanged rate levels in most areas and directions. For the handysize vessels the market was again with fair activity, and resulted in fully stable rates in all areas and directions.
The European coaster market was today with fair activity level after the storm in North Europe. In the Baltic Sea area or on the Continent the freight rates were with stable rates. The freight rates in the Black Sea area were with minor increasing rates today and the Mediterranean had very minor falling rate levels today.
The tanker market was today with sliding level of activity. The crude oil tankers were with slower activity resulting in minor falling rates in most areas and directions. The product tanker market was today with fair activity but 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