集运日报：悲观情绪略有消化，盘面偏弱震荡，建议观望为主，运价无明显波动-20251128

Report Summary 1. Investment Rating No investment rating for the industry is provided in the report. 2. Core Viewpoints - Pessimistic sentiment has been slightly digested, with the near - month contracts showing weak and volatile trends, and the far - month contracts having a stronger downward amplitude possibly due to Red Sea resumption information. The focus should be on tariff policies, the Middle East situation, and spot freight rates [2][4]. - The tariff issue has a marginal effect, and the current core is the direction of spot freight rates. The main contract has shown a seasonal rebound, and it is recommended to participate with a light position or wait and see [4]. 3. Specific Summaries 3.1 SCFIS, NCFI and Other Price Indexes - On November 24, the Shanghai Export Container Settlement Freight Index (SCFIS) for the European route was 1639.37 points, up 20.7% from the previous period; the SCFIS for the US - West route was 1107.85 points, down 10.5% from the previous period [3]. - On November 21, the Ningbo Export Container Freight Index (NCFI) (composite index) was 946.44 points, down 5.33% from the previous period; the NCFI for the European route was 951.65 points, down 2.83% from the previous period; the NCFI for the US - West route was 955.93 points, down 9.17% from the previous period [3]. - On November 21, the Shanghai Export Container Freight Index (SCFI) was 1393.56 points, down 57.82 points from the previous period; the SCFI for the European route was 1367 USD/TEU, down 3.53% from the previous period; the SCFI for the US - West route was 1645 USD/FEU, down 9.76% from the previous period [3]. - On November 21, the China Export Container Freight Index (CCFI) (composite index) was 1122.79 points, up 2.6% from the previous period; the CCFI for the European route was 1432.96 points, up 2.1% from the previous period; the CCFI for the US - West route was 850.96 points, up 0.6% from the previous period [3] 3.2 Market Conditions and Contract Information - On November 27, the main contract 2602 closed at 1387.7, with a decline of 0.69%, a trading volume of 25,000 lots, and an open interest of 43,000 lots, a decrease of 1089 lots from the previous day [4]. - The main contract has retraced, and the far - month contracts are relatively strong. Risk - preferring investors are recommended to lightly test long positions in the EC2602 contract in the 1550 - 1600 range. If the market plunges, do not add positions, do not hold losing positions, and set stop - losses [5]. 3.3 Strategies - Short - term strategy: For the main contract retracement and strong far - month contracts, risk - preferring investors can try to go long on the EC2602 contract in the 1550 - 1600 range with a light position. Do not add positions when the market drops sharply, and set stop - losses. For the arbitrage strategy, due to the large fluctuations under the unstable international situation, it is recommended to wait and see or try with a light position [5]. - Long - term strategy: It is recommended to take profits when each contract rises, wait for the callback to stabilize, and then judge the subsequent direction [5]. 3.4 Other Information - In October, the eurozone's manufacturing PMI preliminary value was 45.9, the service PMI preliminary value was 51.2, and the composite PMI preliminary value was 49.7. In the US, the service PMI preliminary value in October was 55.2, the manufacturing PMI preliminary value was 52.2, and the composite PMI preliminary value was 54.8 [3][4]. - In China, the manufacturing PMI in October was 49.0%, down 0.8 percentage points from the previous month, and the composite PMI output index was 50.0%, down 0.6 percentage points from the previous month [3]. - The Sino - US tariff issue is still resolved in the form of an extension in the short term. The logic of the freight rate trend returns to traditional seasonality and the issue of when the Red Sea will resume navigation [4].