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 basically same status of the drybulk market as yesterday. The capes and panamax had a little negative tendency today, but with the supramax and handysize continue with a very minor positive activity tendency.

The capesizes had unchanged activity and it resulted in minor falling rates in almost all areas and directions. For the panamax size the activity was also very similar to yesterday and the market reacted with very minor falling rates.

For the supramax and handysize dry cargo tonnage the market had again little better activity levels. The supramax tonnage had okay activity and with minor improving rate levels in most areas and directions. For the handysize vessels the market was with good activity, and resulted in minor increasing rates in all areas and directions.

The European coaster market was today with little slower activity levels. In the Baltic Sea area or on the Continent the freight rates were with further minor falling rates and tendency. The freight rates in the Black Sea area were unchanged today and the Mediterranean had minor increasing rate levels today.

The tanker market was today again with little slower level of activity. The crude oil tankers were with unchanged activity resulting again in mainly unchanged rates in most areas and directions. The product tanker market was today also with slower activity and it resulted also in minor falling rate levels from the various loading areas.

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