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 fair activity levels for the drybulk market. The capes had slight negative tendency, the panamax, supramax and handysize remained fully unchanged.

The capesizes had today minor slower activity and it resulted in minor falling rates in almost all areas and directions. For the panamax size the activity was again fine today and the market reacted with unchanged rates in basically all areas and directions.

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

The European coaster market was today with unchanged activity. In the Baltic Sea area or on the Continent the freight rates were with minor falling tendency, and more spot open vessels. The freight rates in the Black Sea area were with minor increasing rates today and the Mediterranean had again minor falling rates today.

The tanker market was today with fair level of activity. The crude oil tankers were with fair activity resulting in very minor increasing rates in most areas and directions. The product tanker market was today with fine 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