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 mix of activity in the entire drybulk market. The capes had little slower activity, the panamax with little better activity, and the supramax and handysize both again with further slower activity.

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

For the supramax and handysize dry cargo tonnage the market had again little slower activity levels. The supramax tonnage had marginal 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 minor falling rates in all areas and directions.

The European coaster market was today with unchanged activity level. In the Baltic Sea area or on the Continent the freight rates were with very 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 again with a slower level of activity. The crude oil tankers were with further slowing activity resulting in slight falling rates in most areas and directions. The product tanker market was today also with 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