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1. Report Industry Investment Rating No relevant content provided. 2. Core View of the Report - The BDI composite freight index and sub - vessel type freight indices all declined this week, with mainstream vessel types dropping by over 10%. The demand for shipping vessels showed no significant increase compared to the same period last week. The decline in most agricultural product shipping demand, except for an increase in soybean shipping volume, supported the demand for Panamax vessels but dragged down the demand for Handysize vessels. Meanwhile, the high shipping volumes of coal and iron ore supported the demand for Capesize vessels [1]. 3. Summary by Relevant Catalogs 3.1 Spot Index Review 3.1.1 BDI Freight Index Analysis - On August 1st, compared with the previous week, the BDI composite freight index and its sub - vessel type freight indices all declined. The BDI composite freight index closed at 2018 points, down 10.59% week - on - week; the BCI freight index closed at 3296 points, down 13.92% week - on - week; the BPI freight index closed at 1644 points, down 10.55% week - on - week; the BSI freight index closed at 1259 points, down 1.93% week - on - week; the BHSI freight index closed at 678 points, down 0.59% week - on - week [4]. 3.1.2 FDI Far - East Dry Bulk Freight Index - On August 1st, the FDI index rebounded across the board, but most routes in the FDI rental index declined, mainly concentrated in some routes of Panamax and Supramax vessels. The FDI composite freight index closed at 1318.03 points, up 1.58% month - on - month; the FDI rental index closed at 1606.13 points, up 1.79% month - on - month. Among them, the Capesize vessel rental index closed at 1729.93 points, up 7.39% month - on - month; the Panamax vessel rental index closed at 1552.84 points, down 3.43% month - on - month; the Handymax vessel rental index closed at 1494.35 points, down 0.62% month - on - month; the FDI freight index closed at 1125.97 points, up 1.38% month - on - month [7]. 3.2 Dry Bulk Shipping Situation Tracking 3.2.1 Number of Shipping Vessels Used by Shipping Countries on the Day - On August 4th, among major agricultural product shipping countries, Brazil used 38 shipping vessels, Russia used 8, Argentina used 22, and Australia used 5. Among major industrial product shipping countries, Australia used 51, Guinea used 25, Indonesia used 33, Russia used 21, South Africa used 16, Brazil used 11, and the United States used 8 [16][17]. 3.2.2 Analysis of Shipping Volume and Vessel Usage on the Day - In terms of agricultural product shipping, 14 vessels were used for corn shipping, 14 for wheat, 22 for soybeans, 9 for soybean meal, and 12 for sugar. In terms of industrial product shipping, 95 vessels were used for coal shipping, 68 for iron ore, and 15 for other dry goods. In terms of vessel types, the most vessels required for agricultural product shipping were Post - Panamax vessels (36), followed by Supramax vessels (19) and Handysize vessels (15). For industrial product shipping, the most vessels required were Capesize vessels (77), followed by Post - Panamax vessels (63) and Supramax vessels (47) [18]. 3.3 Tracking of the Number of Vessels at Major Ports - This week's data showed that the number of vessels at ports in China, Indonesia, and South Africa continued to increase. Adjusted data showed that from July 1st to August 4th, there was "one port with a decrease and four ports with an increase". The number of dry bulk vessels docked at Chinese ports increased significantly by 30 compared to the previous period; the number of vessels docked at six Australian ports decreased by 16; the number of vessels docked at six Indonesian ports increased by 1; the number of vessels docked at five Brazilian ports increased by 5; and the number of vessels docked at one South African port increased by 1 [19]. 3.4 Relationship between Freight and Commodity Prices - On August 1st, Brazilian soybeans were priced at $40 per ton. On August 4th, the near - term shipping quote for Brazilian soybeans was 3909.75 yuan per ton. On August 1st, the latest quote for the BCI C10_14 route freight was $27,300 per day, and the latest quote for the iron ore CIF price was $116.65 per thousand tons. On August 1st, the latest quote for the BPI P3A_03 route freight was $12,235 per day, and the latest quote for the steam coal CIF price was 535.95 yuan per ton. On August 1st, the Handysize vessel freight index was quoted at 678.4 points, and the CIF price of 4 - meter medium - grade radiata pine was quoted at $114 per cubic meter [24].