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 copy of yesterday on the activities in the drybulk market. The capes had again improved activity, and the panamax, supramax and handysize all remains all again with a little negative activity.

The capesizes had better activity and had slight improving rates in almost all areas and directions. For the panamax size the activity was again a little slower and the market reacted with slight falling rates in almost all areas and directions.

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

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

The tanker market was today with a split in the level of activity. The crude oil tankers were with very good activity resulting in further fine increasing rates in most areas and directions. The product tanker market was today with slowing 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