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 almost a true copy of the activity situation in the entire drybulk market from the last days. The capes had fully unchanged but still positive activity, the panamax again with very little improving activity, the supramax and handysize had both unchanged activity.
The capesizes had okay activity and resulting in very minor increasing rates in almost all areas and directions. For the panamax size the activity was again with little improving situation and the market reacted with very minor increasing rates in almost all areas and directions.
For the supramax and handysize dry cargo tonnage the market had fully unchanged activity levels. The supramax tonnage had okay activity with stable rate levels in most areas and directions. For the handysize vessels the market was also with okay activity, and it resulted also again in stable rates in all areas and directions.
The European coaster market was today with fine activity level. In the Baltic Sea area or on the Continent the freight rates were with very minor increasing rates. The freight rates in the Black Sea area were again with very minor increasing rates today and the Mediterranean had once more stable rate levels.
The tanker market was today with a split level of activity. The crude oil tankers were with unchanged activity resulting in stable rates in most areas and directions. The product tanker market was today with good improving activity and it resulted in good increasing rate levels from the various loading areas.
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