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银河期货航运日报-20250729
Yin He Qi Huo·2025-07-29 12:34

Group 1: Market Analysis of Container Shipping - The peak of the peak - season freight rate has passed. Mainstream shipping companies have successively lowered their spot quotes for August, causing the EC futures market to fluctuate weakly. On July 29, EC2510 closed at 1460 points, down 2.85% from the previous day's close. The latest SCFIS European Line index released after Monday's trading was 2316.56 points, down 3.5% month - on - month, indicating a decline in spot freight rates [4]. - Spot freight rates show a divergence in quotes among mainstream shipping companies. Most shipping companies except MSC have either maintained or lowered their freight rates for the first half of August. The demand side is affected by tariff policies during the traditional peak season from July to August. The supply side shows that the average weekly capacity in July, August, and September 2025 is 264,200, 289,900, and 296,600 TEU respectively, with a slight decline in July and September compared to the previous week's schedule. The ship schedule in September is still abundant [5]. - Regarding tariffs, Trump extended the tariff exemption period to August 1st. The US has finalized tariffs of about 19 - 20% on Vietnam, Indonesia, and the Philippines, and 15% on the EU and Japan. The Sino - US negotiation has been extended for 90 days, and the cease - fire negotiation in the Israel - Palestine conflict is in progress [5]. Group 2: Trading Strategies for Container Shipping - Unilateral trading: It is expected that the futures market will remain weak. This week, the market is expected to be disturbed by macro - events such as tariff negotiations. For EC2510, some short positions can be closed for profit and some can be rolled over. The overall strategy is to short on rallies [6]. - Arbitrage: Conduct rolling operations on the 10 - 12 reverse spread [7]. Group 3: Industry News for Container Shipping - The US Secretary of Commerce said that the EU will pay a 15% tariff, with a few small commodities excluded. Trump will consider several agreements this week and then determine the tax rates [8]. - Trump said that the US will announce tariffs on drugs in the near future, and global tariffs will be around 15 - 20% [10]. - Trump expressed disappointment with Putin and is considering giving Russia less than two weeks to reach a cease - fire agreement [11]. - The Canadian Prime Minister claimed that the trade negotiation with the US is in a tense stage [12]. - A Dutch bank analyst said that it is unrealistic for the EU to purchase $750 billion worth of US energy products in three years without a significant increase in energy prices [12]. - Netanyahu said that Israel will continue to fight until the hostages are released and Hamas is defeated, and will cooperate with international institutions and the US and European countries to ensure the entry of a large amount of aid supplies into the Gaza Strip [13]. - The Iranian Foreign Minister said that if the aggression occurs again, Iran will respond more resolutely [13]. - Two senior assistants of Netanyahu went to the US on Sunday and will hold talks with White House officials on Iran and Gaza issues this week [13]. Group 4: Market Analysis of Dry Bulk Shipping - The Baltic Dry Index (BDI) fell on Monday due to the decline in freight rates of all ship types. The BDI dropped 31 points, or 1.37%, to 2226 points. The Capesize Index fell 55 points or 1.4% to 3774 points, and the Panamax Index dropped 40 points, or 2.2%, to 1798 points, the lowest since July 10th [16]. - On July 28, the freight rate of the Capesize iron ore route from Tubarao, Brazil to Qingdao was $24.59/ton, down 0.65% month - on - month, and the rate from Western Australia to Qingdao was $10.25/ton, down 0.34% month - on - month. As of July 25, the weekly freight rates of some Capesize coal and bauxite routes increased, while some Panamax coal routes decreased [17]. - From July 21st to July 27th, 2025, the total global iron ore shipments were 32.009 million tons, a month - on - month increase of 918,000 tons. In the fourth week of July 2025, a total of 10.4472 million tons of soybeans were loaded, with an average daily loading volume of 549,900 tons/day, a 12.41% increase compared to July last year [18]. - The Capesize ship market had few inquiries on the previous day, and the overall market was calm at the beginning of the week, with freight rates falling slightly. The demand for grain transportation in the Panamax ship market weakened, and although there were some coal cargoes released, the market capacity increased, resulting in a slight decline in freight rates [19]. Group 5: Industry News for Dry Bulk Shipping - Typhoon "Bamboo Grass" is expected to move northwest at a speed of 10 - 15 km/h, gradually intensify, and make landfall on the coast from Sanmen, Zhejiang to Qidong, Jiangsu between noon and evening on the 30th [20]. - China - US economic and trade teams held talks in Stockholm on July 28th. Trump said that the US is very close to reaching an agreement with China [21]. - The total inventory of imported iron ore at 47 ports in China was 142.8173 million tons, a week - on - week decrease of 1.0683 million tons. The total inventory of iron ore at seven major ports in Australia and Brazil was 13.549 million tons, a week - on - week decrease of 696,000 tons [21]. Group 6: Related Attachments - The report provides multiple graphs, including those related to container shipping such as SCFIS European and US - West lines, SCFI comprehensive index, and container freight rates of different routes; and those related to dry bulk shipping such as BDI, BPI, BCI, and BSI indices, as well as BDTI and BCTI [22][26][35][38][39].