建信期货集运指数日报-20250813

Report Information - Report Title: Container Shipping Index Daily Report [1] - Date: August 13, 2025 [2] - Research Team: Macro Financial Team [4] - Researchers: He Zhuoqiao, Huang Wenxin, Nie Jiayi [3] Industry Investment Rating - Not provided Core Viewpoints - The peak of the shipping season has passed, and the SCFIS has further declined this week with an increased drop. The spot freight rate has likely reached its peak and is expected to enter a downward channel in August. The主力10 contract is deeply discounted, and it is recommended to short the 10 contract on rallies [8]. Summary by Directory 1. Market Review and Operational Suggestions - Spot market: The peak of the shipping season has passed. The SCFIS has further declined this week with an increased drop. The freight rates of major airlines in August are showing a weekly decline. The spot freight rate has likely reached its peak and is expected to enter a downward channel in August. The demand side is unlikely to improve significantly, and the freight rates this year may be weaker in the off - season. It is recommended to short the 10 contract on rallies [8]. 2. Industry News - From August 4th to 8th, the China export container shipping market was basically stable, but the freight rates on most routes continued to decline. The Shanghai Export Containerized Freight Index on August 8th was 1489.68 points, a 3.9% decline from the previous period. China's exports in July increased by 7.2% year - on - year. The EU is China's second - largest trading partner, and the trade volume with the EU in the first 7 months of 2025 increased by 3.9% year - on - year. The improvement in exports to Europe was the main driving force for the export recovery in July. The freight rates on the European and Mediterranean routes continued to decline. The threat of the Houthi armed forces to global shipping has escalated, and the international shipping safety situation has deteriorated. The US will maintain a 25% tariff on Japanese goods and may soon reach a trade agreement with India [9][10]. 3. Data Overview 3.1 Container Shipping Spot Prices - From August 4th to 11th, the SCFIS for the European route decreased from 2297.86 to 2235.48, a 2.7% decline; the SCFIS for the US West route decreased from 1130.12 to 1082.14, a 4.2% decline [12]. 3.2 Container Shipping Index (European Line) Futures Market - Data on the trading of container shipping European line futures contracts on August 12th is provided, including the previous settlement price, opening price, closing price, settlement price, change, change rate, trading volume, open interest, and change in open interest for different contracts such as EC2508, EC2510, etc. [6] 3.3 Shipping - Related Data Charts - Charts include the global container shipping capacity, global container ship order backlog, Shanghai - European basic port freight rate, and Shanghai - Rotterdam spot freight rate [16][19]