集装箱运输市场日报：期价整体偏震荡-20250723

Report Summary 1. Investment Rating No investment rating for the industry is provided in the report. 2. Core View The futures prices of the container shipping index (European routes) are expected to briefly return to a volatile state. Attention should be paid to the actions of other shipping companies and changes in the spot cabin quotes on European routes [2]. 3. Summary by Section EC Risk Management Strategy - For companies with full capacity or poor booking volume and worried about falling freight rates, they can short the container shipping index futures (EC2510) at 1800 - 1900 to lock in profits [1]. - For those hoping to book cabins according to orders and prevent rising freight rates, they can buy the container shipping index futures (EC2510) at 1350 - 1450 to set the booking cost in advance [1]. Market Performance - The futures prices of the container shipping index (European routes) opened with a volatile downward trend and then rebounded slightly. At the close, the prices of EC contracts showed mixed results [2]. - For the EC2510 contract, long - positions increased by 1029 lots to 26261 lots, short - positions increased by 845 lots to 31963 lots, and trading volume decreased by 2955 lots to 79201 lots (bilateral) [2]. Factors Affecting the Market Positive Factors - The spot cabin quotes on European routes of MSC and COSCO Shipping in mid - early August have increased [3]. - Israeli Defense Minister Katz said that Israel may attack Iran again, which has a slight positive impact on market sentiment [5]. Negative Factors - Maersk's new weekly opening quotes on European routes have significantly decreased compared to the previous week [4]. EC Basis Changes - On July 23, 2025, the basis of EC2508 was 160.80 points, with a daily increase of 10.00 points and a weekly decrease of 108.14 points; EC2510 was 863.50 points, with a daily increase of 11.00 points and a weekly increase of 39.66 points; EC2512 was 698.70 points, with a daily increase of 6.90 points and a weekly increase of 35.76 points [4]. Spot Cabin Quotes - Maersk's 20GP and 40GP total quotes for Shanghai - Rotterdam routes in late July and early August increased compared to the previous period. MSC and COSCO Shipping's 20GP and 40GP total quotes for Shanghai - Rotterdam routes in mid - early August also increased compared to the previous week [8]. Global Freight Rate Index - The SCFIS European route index decreased by 0.89% to 2400.5 points, the SCFIS US - West route index increased by 2.78% to 1301.81 points. Other indexes also showed different degrees of increase or decrease [9]. Port Waiting Time - The waiting times of Hong Kong, Shanghai, and other ports on July 22, 2025, showed different changes compared to the previous day and the same period last year [16]. Ship Speed and Waiting Ships - The speeds of 8000 +, 3000 +, and 1000 + container ships on July 22, 2025, increased slightly compared to the previous day. The number of ships waiting at the Suez Canal port anchor remained unchanged at 30, less than 7 in the same period last year [24][25].