Freight Market Report 05/01-2026 Presented By IC Shipbrokers

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 on this second trading day of 2026 was a true copy of the first day in the entire drybulk market. The capes had again slower activity, the panamax a little positive activity and supramax plus the handysize both again with slowing activity.

The capesizes had further slowing activity and therefore minor falling rates in almost all areas and directions. For the panamax size the activity was again little better and the market reacted with very minor increasing rates in almost all areas and directions.

For the supramax and handysize dry cargo tonnage