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 is once more a repeat last from the several previous working days in the drybulk market. The capes had again little slower activity, the panamax again a positive activity, the supramax and handysize both with slower activity.

The capesizes had further slowing activity and therefore slight falling rates in almost all areas and directions. For the panamax size the activity was little better and the market reacted with further very minor increasing rates in almost all areas and directions.

For the supramax and handysize dry cargo tonnage the market had further slow 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 again with slower activity, and resulted also in minor falling rates in all areas and directions.

The European coaster market was today with fair general activity level as all countries back working. 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 with unchanged rates and the Mediterranean had minor falling rate levels today.

The tanker market was today with slower level of activity. The crude oil tankers were with much slower activity resulting in slight falling rates in most areas and directions. The product tanker market was today with nearly unchanged 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