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 again in a kind of little slower activity modus in the entire drybulk market. The capes had a better tendency today, the panamax size had again slight negative tendency, with the supramax continue with very minor negative activity tendency, and the handysize were again with a fully stable tendency.
The capesizes had today little better activity and it resulted in unchanged and stable rates in almost all areas and directions. For the panamax size the activity was little slower and the market reacted with slight falling rates in almost all areas and directions.
For the supramax and handysize dry cargo tonnage the market had again unchanged fair activity levels. The supramax tonnage had again very minor falling rate levels in most areas and directions. For the handysize vessels the market was with okay activity, and resulted in unchanged and near to stable rates in all areas and directions except minor falls out of US Gulf.
The European coaster market was today with unchanged slow activity levels. In the Baltic Sea area or on the Continent the freight rates were with minor falling rates. The freight rates in the Black Sea area were again with minor falling rates today and the Mediterranean had also very minor falling rate levels today.
The tanker market was today with quite fair level of activity. The crude oil tankers were with unchanged activity resulting in unchanged and stable rates in most areas and directions. The product tanker market was today with little better activity and it resulted in very minor increasing rate levels from the various loading areas.
We will be back tomorrow with more freight market news from www.icshipbrokers.com
