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 split of activity in the drybulk market. The capes and panamax had improving activity today, and the supramax and handysize both had little slower activity.

The capesizes had fine activity and minor increasing rates in almost all areas and directions. For the panamax size the activity was also fine and the market reacted also with minor increasing rates in almost all areas and directions.

For the supramax and handysize dry cargo tonnage the market had again little slower activity levels. The supramax tonnage had unchanged activity with minor falling rate levels in most areas and directions. For the handysize vessels the market was also with little slower activity, and resulted in stable rates in all areas and directions.

The European coaster market was today with further slowing activity level. In the Baltic Sea area or on the Continent the freight rates were again with minor falling rates. The freight rates in the Black Sea area were with stable rates today and the Mediterranean had minor falling rate levels today.

The tanker market was today with a split in the level of activity. The crude oil tankers were with good activity resulting in fast increasing rates in most areas and directions. The product tanker market was today with slower activity and it resulted in very minor falling rate levels from the various loading areas.

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