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 still with a positive direction of the entire drybulk market. The capes had again a good activity, the panamax, supramax and handysize all with little improving activity.

The capesizes had today good activity and therefore the result was with minor increasing rates in almost all areas and directions. For the panamax size the activity was little better and the market reacted with minor increasing rates in almost all areas and directions.

For the supramax and handysize dry cargo tonnage the market had further positive activity levels. The supramax tonnage had little better general activity with minor increasing rate levels in most areas and directions. For the handysize vessels the market was with better activity, and resulted in slight increasing 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 stable rates. The freight rates in the Black Sea area were with further very minor falling rates and the Mediterranean had also minor falling rate levels today.

The tanker market was today again with a mix in level of activity. The crude oil tankers were again with slower activity resulting in further slight falling rates in most areas and directions. The product tanker market was today with further improving 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