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 new split of activity in parts the drybulk market. The capes had better activity, the panamax unchanged activity, and both the supramax and handysize had slower activity.

The capesizes had better activity and therefore the result was slight increasing rates in almost all areas and directions. For the panamax size the activity was unchanged 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 slower activity levels. The supramax tonnage had slowing activity with slight falling rate levels in most areas and directions. For the handysize vessels the market was with slower activity, and resulted also in slight falling rates in all areas and directions.

The European coaster market was today with uncharged activity level. In the Baltic Sea area or on the Continent the freight rates were with stable rates despite more open vessels are seen. The freight rates in the Black Sea area were with minor increasing rates and the Mediterranean had unchanged rate levels today.

The tanker market was today with a fine level of activity. The crude oil tankers were with little better activity resulting in further slight increasing 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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