航运衍生品数据日报-20251020

Report Summary 1. Report Industry Investment Rating - There is no information about the industry investment rating in the report. 2. Report's Core View - The shipping market shows a volatile trend. The European main - contract prices have increased due to the impact of the news that the Ministry of Commerce has taken counter - measures against Hanwha Ocean Co., Ltd. and its US - related subsidiaries. The European shipping line is in the year - end price - holding stage, with the first round of price - holding in late October showing initial results, and it has entered the second round in early November. The market is concerned about the impact of Sino - US relations and relevant policies on the shipping capacity supply. The recommended strategy is to wait and see [6]. 3. Summary by Relevant Content 3.1 Shipping Freight Index - Spot Freight Index: The Shanghai Export Container Freight Index (SCFI) is currently at 1310, up 12.92% from the previous value; the China Export Container Freight Index (CCFI) is at 973, down 4.11%. SCFI - US West is at 1936, up 31.88%; SCFIS - US West is at 862, down 1.60%; SCFI - US East is at 2853, up 16.35%; SCFI - Northwest Europe is at 1145, up 7.21%; SCFIS - Northwest Europe is at 1031, down 1.43%; SCFI - Mediterranean is at 1613, up 3.53% [4]. - Contract Freight Index: For contracts such as EC2506, EC2608, etc., the price fluctuations are relatively small, with the highest increase of 2.99% (EC5602) and the largest decrease of 0.36% (EC2510) [4]. - Position and Change: Positions like EC2606, EC2608, etc., have different changes. For example, EC2606 position decreased by 2, while EC2608 increased by 28 [4]. - Monthly Spread: The 10 - 12 monthly spread is currently - 557.8, down 7.6 from the previous value; the 12 - 2 spread is 182.7, down 39.2; the 12 - 4 spread is 530.7, down 0.5 [4]. 3.2 Market News - US Vice - President J.D. Vance is expected to visit Israel next Tuesday to promote the implementation of the Gaza war cease - fire agreement. There are still uncertainties about "Hamas disarmament" and "Gaza demilitarization" [5]. - Egypt claims to have lost over $9 billion due to Houthi attacks on Red Sea shipping [5]. - The US may soon announce a tariff exemption list, and lobbying for tariff exemption or inclusion of certain goods is expected to intensify [5]. - US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent plans to meet with Chinese Vice - Premier He Lifeng in Malaysia next week to prevent the escalation of the Sino - US tariff war [5]. - The White House envoy Steve Witkoff will go to the Middle East on Sunday evening to follow up on the implementation of the Gaza cease - fire agreement [5]. - The International Maritime Organization (IMO) has postponed the discussion of the "Net Zero Framework" (NZF) by one year [6]. 3.3 Market Situation and Strategy - Market Situation: The market is in a volatile state. Affected by the news of counter - measures against relevant companies and concerns about Sino - US relations, the European shipping line is in the year - end price - holding stage. The first round of price - holding in late October stopped the decline, and it has entered the second round in early November. Future price - holding actions are also expected [6]. - Strategy: The recommended strategy is to wait and see, and it is necessary to pay attention to the changes in Sino - US relations, end - of - month loading conditions, and November blank sailings [6].