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 slight change of direction in main parts of the drybulk market. The capesize was with little improving tendency, the panamax and supramax had little slower tendency, and the handysize had unchanged activity.

The capesize had improving activity and it resulted in minor increasing rates in almost all areas and directions. For the panamax size the activity was little slower and the market reacted with very minor falling rates in almost all areas and directions.

For the supramax and handysize dry cargo tonnage the market had little slower activity levels. The supramax tonnage had slower activity with minor falling rate levels in most areas and directions. For the handysize vessels the market was with fair activity, and resulted in unchanged rates in most 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 low rates. The freight rates in the Black Sea area were with minor falling rates today and the Mediterranean had unchanged rate levels today.

The tanker market was today with unchanged level of activity. The crude oil tankers were with sliding activity resulting in very minor falling 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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