集运日报：多家班轮公司宣涨6月初运价，美线运价再度推涨，近月合约强势上涨，符合日报预期，建议冲高止盈-20250516

Report Summary 1. Investment Rating No investment rating for the industry is provided in the report. 2. Core View Multiple liner companies have announced a price increase for early June, leading to a significant rise in the near - month contracts of US - bound shipping rates, which is in line with the daily report's expectations. It is recommended to take profits when the price reaches a high point. Attention should be paid to the capacity allocation of US - bound routes within 90 days and the feedback of terminal demand under the easing of tariff policies [2][4]. 3. Summary by Content a. Shipping Rate Index - On May 12, the Shanghai Export Container Settlement Freight Index (SCFIS) for the European route was 1302.62 points, a 5.5% decrease from the previous period; the SCFIS for the US - West route was 1455.31 points, a 10.2% increase from the previous period. - On May 9, the Ningbo Export Container Freight Index (NCFI) (composite index) was 952.32 points, a 2.37% increase from the previous period; the NCFI for the European route was 756.79 points, a 0.94% decrease from the previous period; the NCFI for the US - West route was 1471.92 points, a 0.41% decrease from the previous period. - On May 9, the Shanghai Export Container Freight Index (SCFI) was 1345.17 points, a decrease of 4.24 points from the previous period; the SCFI European route price was 1161 USD/TEU, a 3.3% decrease from the previous period; the SCFI US - West route price was 2347 USD/FEU, a 3.3% increase from the previous period. - The China Export Container Freight Index (CCFI) (composite index) was 1106.38 points, a 1.3% decrease from the previous period; the CCFI for the European route was 1445.24 points, a 3.5% decrease from the previous period; the CCFI for the US - West route was 857.65 points, a 2.4% increase from the previous period [2]. b. PMI Data - In March, China's Manufacturing Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) was 50.5%, a 0.3 - percentage - point increase from the previous month; the Caixin China Manufacturing Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) was 51.2, a 0.4 - percentage - point increase from the previous month, reaching a four - month high. - In April, the preliminary value of the Eurozone's Manufacturing PMI was 48.7 (expected 47.5), the preliminary value of the Services PMI was 49.7 (expected 50.5), and the preliminary value of the Composite PMI was 50.1 (expected 50.3, previous value 50.9). The Eurozone's Sentix Investor Confidence Index was - 19.5 (expected - 10, previous value - 2.9). - In April, the preliminary value of the US S&P Global Manufacturing PMI was 50.7 (expected 49.1, final value in March 50.2), the preliminary value of the Services PMI was 51.4 (expected 52.8, final value in March 54.4), and the preliminary value of the Composite PMI was 51.2 (expected 52.2, final value in March 53.5) [2][3]. c. Trade and Policy - Tariffs have become a means of trade negotiation, adding significant uncertainty to future shipping trends. Although the easing of the China - US trade war may lead to a rush of shipments within 90 days, which is beneficial for the digestion of US - bound shipping capacity, price wars among shipping alliances cannot be avoided. - On May 14, China and the US reached multiple positive consensuses in their Geneva economic and trade talks, agreeing to significantly reduce bilateral tariff levels. The US promised to cancel 91% of tariffs and suspend 24% of reciprocal tariffs, and China also cancelled 91% of counter - tariffs and suspended 24% of counter - tariffs, with both sides retaining 10% of tariffs. - Starting from June 1, 2025, multiple liner companies announced a new round of freight rate increases for major routes from the Far East to Europe [4]. d. Trading Strategies - Short - term strategy: Due to the volatile external policies in the short term, it is recommended to focus on medium - and long - term contracts. - Arbitrage strategy: Given the impact of tariffs, attention can be paid to the reverse - spread structure, but the window period is short and the fluctuations are large. - Long - term strategy: Risk - preferring investors can try to go long with a light position when the 2508 contract falls below 1600 points (it has already achieved a profit margin of over 400 points) and the 2510 contract falls below 1200 points (it has already achieved a profit margin of over 300 points), and it is recommended to take profits when the price reaches a high point [4]. e. Contract Information - On May 15, the closing price of the main contract 2506 was 1787.3, with a gain of 8.72%, a trading volume of 108,800 lots, and an open interest of 38,600 lots, an increase of 61 lots from the previous day. - The daily limit for contracts 2506 - 2604 is 16%, and for the 2508 contract, it is 19%. - The company's margin requirements are 26% for contracts 2506 - 2604 and 29% for the 2508 contract. - The daily opening limit for all contracts 2506 - 2604 is 100 lots [4].