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 slower activity in the entire drybulk market. The capes had unchanged slow activity, the panamax, supramax and handysize all with little slower activity.

The capesizes had further slowing activity and therefore remained with minor falling rates in almost all areas and directions. For the panamax size the activity was today slower 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 further slowing activity levels. The supramax tonnage had little slower activity with very minor falling rate levels in most areas and directions. For the handysize vessels the market was again with little slower activity, and resulted in very minor falling rates in all areas and directions.

The European coaster market was today with slower activity level. 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 again with unchanged rates and the Mediterranean had very minor falling rate levels today.

The tanker market was today with a split in level of activity. The crude oil tankers were with little better activity resulting in minor increasing rates in most areas and directions. The product tanker market was today with little slower 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