集运日报：现货货量偏暖，盘面偏强震荡，符合日报预期，关注春节前出货行情，运价并无明显波动。-20251215

Report Summary 1. Report Industry Investment Rating No information provided. 2. Core Viewpoints - Spot cargo volume is warm, the market is fluctuating strongly, in line with the daily report's expectations. Attention should be paid to the pre - Spring Festival shipping market, and freight rates show no obvious fluctuations. The core issue of freight rate trends lies in traditional seasonality and the resumption of shipping in the Red Sea. The impact of the tariff issue has become marginal [1][2]. - The eurozone's November comprehensive PMI remains above the boom - bust line, with a slight decline compared to October. The US November service and comprehensive PMI show positive trends. China's November manufacturing PMI improves, while the October comprehensive PMI output index drops below the boom - bust line [1][2]. 3. Summary by Related Content Freight Rate Index - SCFIS and NCFI: On December 8, the Shanghai Export Container Settlement Freight Index (SCFIS) for the European route was 1509.10 points, up 1.7% from the previous period, and for the US West route was 960.51 points, up 1.2%. On December 12, the Ningbo Export Container Freight Index (NCFI) for the comprehensive index was 1060.86 points, up 10.23%, for the European route was 1064.13 points, up 9.98%, and for the US West route was 1029.8 points, up 17.28% [1]. - SCFI, CCFI: On December 12, the Shanghai Export Container Freight Index (SCFI) comprehensive index was 1506.461 points, up 108.83 points; the European line price was 1538 USD/TEU, up 9.86%; the US West route was 1780 USD/FEU, up 14.84%. The China Export Container Freight Index (CCFI) comprehensive index was 1118.07 points, up 0.3%; the European route was 1470.55 points, up 1.6%; the US West route was 798.95 points, down 2.3% [1]. Economic Data - Eurozone: The eurozone's November comprehensive PMI preliminary value was 52.4, slightly lower than October's 52.5. The service PMI preliminary value was 53.1, higher than the previous and expected values. The December Sentix investor confidence index was - 6.2, better than the expected - 7 [1]. - China: In November, the manufacturing PMI was 49.2%, up 0.2 percentage points from the previous month. In October, the comprehensive PMI output index was 49.7, down 0.3 percentage points from the previous month, falling below the boom - bust line for the first time since 2023 [2]. - US: The US November S&P Global service PMI preliminary value was 55, higher than the expected 54.6 and the previous 54.8. The comprehensive PMI preliminary value was 54.8, rising for the second consecutive month [2]. Market Strategy - Short - term Strategy: The main contract rebounds after a pullback, and the far - month contract's fluctuation slows down. Risk - takers are advised to take a small - position long in the main contract, then take all profits, not add more positions, not hold losing positions, and set stop - losses [2]. - Arbitrage Strategy: Given the volatile international situation, each contract maintains a seasonal logic with large fluctuations. It is recommended to wait and see or take a small - position attempt [2]. - Long - term Strategy: Each contract is advised to take profits when the price rises, wait for the price to stabilize after a pullback, and then judge the subsequent trend [2]. Contract Information - On December 12, the main contract 2602 closed at 1677.8, up 0.32%, with a trading volume of 27,000 lots and an open interest of 31,700 lots, an increase of 41 lots from the previous day [2]. - The up - limit and down - limit for contracts 2508 - 2606 are adjusted to 18%, and the margin for contracts 2508 - 2606 is adjusted to 28%. The daily opening position limit for all contracts 2508 - 2606 is 100 lots [2].