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 better activity in most parts of the drybulk market. The capes remained with slower activity, the panamax, supramax and handysize all with better general activity.

The capesizes had again little slower activity and therefore had very minor falling rates in almost all areas and directions. For the panamax size the activity was better 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 little better activity levels. The supramax tonnage had unchanged positive activity with very minor increasing rate levels in most areas and directions. For the handysize vessels the market was with unchanged activity, and resulted in very minor increasing rates in all areas and directions.

The European coaster market was today with fair activity levels. In the Baltic Sea area or on the Continent the freight rates were with very minor falling rates. The freight rates in the Black Sea area were with very minor increasing rates today and the Mediterranean had minor increasing rate levels today.

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

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