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 unchanged activity of the entire drybulk market. The capes had little better activity, the panamax, supramax and handysize all having unchanged activity.

The capesizes had marginal better activity and therefore the result was minor increasing rates in almost all areas and directions. For the panamax size the activity was unchanged and the market reacted with stable rates in almost all areas and directions.

For the supramax and handysize dry cargo tonnage the market had unchanged activity levels. The supramax tonnage had unchanged activity with fully stable rate levels in most areas and directions. For the handysize vessels the market was also with unchanged activity, and resulted in stable rates in all areas and directions.

The European coaster market was today with unchanged but slow activity level. In the Baltic Sea area or on the Continent the freight rates were with unchanged minor falling rates. The freight rates in the Black Sea area were with minor falling rates and the Mediterranean had again unchanged rate levels today.

The tanker market was today with fully unchanged level of activity. The crude oil tankers had unchanged activity resulting in stable rates in most areas and directions. The product tanker market was also with unchanged activity and with fully stable rate levels from the various loading areas.

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