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 same situation and status of the drybulk market as yesterday. The capesize now with great improving tendency, the panamax again with slowing activity, supramax and handysize had again little improving activity.

The capesize had again good improving activity and it resulted in real top increasing rates in almost all areas and directions. For the panamax size the activity was slower and the market reacted with minor falling rates in almost all areas and directions.

For the supramax and handysize dry cargo tonnage the market had unchanged good activity levels. The supramax tonnage had good activity with slight increasing rate levels in most areas and directions. For the handysize vessels the market was also with good activity, and resulted in minor increasing rates in most areas and directions.

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

The tanker market was today with better level of activity. The crude oil tankers were with little improving activity resulting in unchanged and stable rates in most areas and directions. The product tanker market was today with good activity and it resulted in slight increasing rate levels from the various loading areas.

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