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 similar activity in the entire drybulk market like yesterday. The capes had a little positive tendency today, the panamax size remained more or less balanced, with the supramax continue with minor negative activity tendency, and the handysize were again with a fully stable tendency.
The capesizes had today fine activity and it resulted in minor improving rates in almost all areas and directions, but again mostly in the Pacific Bassin. For the panamax size the activity was again unchanged and the market reacted with unchanged stable rates in almost all areas and directions.
For the supramax and handysize dry cargo tonnage the market had again unchanged 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 unchanged and stable rates in all areas and directions.
The European coaster market was today with slow activity levels view the “Eisbein” event upcoming. In the Baltic Sea area or on the Continent the freight rates were with slight falling rates. The freight rates in the Black Sea area were with slight improving rates today and the Mediterranean had once more unchanged rate levels today.
The tanker market was today again with slower level of activity. The crude oil tankers were with further slowing activity resulting again in slight falling rates in most areas and directions. The product tanker market was today again with little slower activity and it resulted in very minor falling rate levels from the various loading areas.
We will be back tomorrow with more freight market news from www.icshipbrokers.com
