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 futher slower situation of the entire drybulk market. The capes had slower activity tendency again today, the panamax with minor negative activity and with the supramax and the handysize both with unchanged activity.

The capesizes had little slower activity again and it resulted in slight falling rates in almost all areas and directions. For the panamax size the activity was again 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 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 with fair activity, and resulted in unchanged rates in all areas and directions.

The European coaster market was today with slow activity level. In the Baltic Sea area or on the Continent the freight rates were with further minor falling rates with many spot open vessels. The freight rates in the Black Sea area were with unchanged rates today and the Mediterranean had very minor falling rate levels today.

The tanker market was today with okay 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 fine 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