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 new split of activity in parts the drybulk market. The capes had slower activity and the panamax, supramax and handysize all had positive activity.
The capesizes had slower activity and therefore the result was slight falling rates in almost all areas and directions. For the panamax size the activity was again a little better and the market reacted with further minor increasing rates in almost all areas and directions.
For the supramax and handysize dry cargo tonnage the market again had unchanged positive activity levels. The supramax tonnage had also better activity with slight increasing rate levels in most areas and directions. For the handysize vessels the market was with unchanged good activity, and resulted in slight increasing rates in all areas and directions.
The European coaster market was today with uncharged activity level. In the Baltic Sea area or on the Continent the freight rates were with very stable rates. The freight rates in the Black Sea area were with minor increasing rates and the Mediterranean had again unchanged rate levels today.
The tanker market was today with a fine level of activity. The crude oil tankers were with better activity resulting in further slight increasing rates in most areas and directions. The product tanker market was today with little better activity and it resulted in minor increasing rate levels from the various loading areas.
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