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 positive and active day in the entire drybulk market. The capes had much better activity, the panamax, supramax and handysize all with little better activity.

The capesizes had much better activity and therefore slight increasing rates in almost all areas and directions. For the panamax size the activity was also a little better and the market reacted with slight increasing rates in almost all areas and directions.

For the supramax and handysize dry cargo tonnage the market had marginal better activity levels. The supramax tonnage had little better activity with minor increasing rate levels in most areas and directions. For the handysize vessels the market was also with little better activity, and resulted in minor falling rates in all areas and directions.

The European coaster market was today with unchanged 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 unchanged rates today and the Mediterranean had also minor falling rate levels today.

The tanker market was today with unchanged level of activity. The crude oil tankers were with little better activity resulting in minor increasing rates in most areas and directions. The product tanker market was today also with unchanged activity and it resulted in stable rate levels from the various loading areas.

We will be back tomorrow with more freight market news from www.icshipbrokers.com