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 unchanged direction of the drybulk market. The capes had again slower activity tendency today, the panamax, supramax and handysize all with improving positive activity.

The capesizes had slow activity and it resulted in real falling rates in almost all areas and directions. For the panamax size the activity was good and the market reacted with slight increasing rates in most areas and directions.

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

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

The tanker market was today with unchanged stable level of activity. The crude oil tankers were with unchanged activity resulting in very minor falling rates in most areas and directions. The product tanker market was today with further slow 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