MSC1月上半月价格继续提涨，关注马士基1月上半月第一周

Report Industry Investment Rating No relevant content provided. Core Viewpoints - The price of MSC in the first half of January continued to rise, and attention should be paid to Maersk's quotes in the first week of the first half of January [1]. - The 12 - month contract delivery settlement price may be between 1600 - 1700 points, and the actual SCFIS announcement should be monitored [4]. - For the EC2602 contract, attention should be paid to the shipping companies' willingness to support prices under high capacity. If the price - supporting period is extended, the 2 - month contract may be at parity with the 12 - month contract [5]. - The far - month contracts face the pressure of the Suez Canal's resumption of navigation, and their valuations may be revised downward [6]. - The strategy suggests that the 12 - month contract will fluctuate, and the 2 - month contract will fluctuate with an upward bias, and there is no arbitrage opportunity at present [8]. Summary by Directory 1. Market Analysis - Online Quotes: Different shipping companies have different price trends. For example, Maersk's Shanghai - Rotterdam price decreased from the third week of December to WEEK52, while HPL's price increased from the second half of December to the first half of January. MSC and other companies also released price increase letters for January [1][2]. - Geopolitical Factors: Due to the continuous turmoil in the Red Sea, Maersk and Hapag - Lloyd launched a Cape of Good Hope network, and there is no specific time to change the east - west route to pass through the Red Sea. The US is investigating whether Israel violated the cease - fire agreement [2]. 2. Dynamic Supply - The average weekly capacity in December was 326,000 TEU, 322,700 TEU in January, and 276,700 TEU in February. There were 4 TBNs in January and 9 TBNs and 2 blank sailings in February, all from the OA Alliance [3]. 3. Contract Analysis - 12 - Month Contract: The delivery settlement price is the arithmetic average of the three - phase SCFIS on December 15th, 22nd, and 29th. The freight rate center in the first half of December was revised down to around 2100 - 2200 US dollars/FEU, and the final delivery settlement price may be between 1600 - 1700 points [4]. - EC2602 Contract: The last trading day is February 9, 2026. The delivery settlement price reflects the spot price center at the end of January. Maersk and MSC have announced price increase letters for January, and attention should be paid to Maersk's quotes in the first half of January and the maintenance of high freight rates [5]. - Far - Month Contracts: The probability of the Suez Canal's resumption of navigation in 2026 is high, which will increase the effective capacity supply and suppress the far - month contract freight rates and valuations [6]. 4. Market Data - As of December 15, 2025, the total open interest of all contracts of the container shipping index (European line) futures was 63,961 lots, and the single - day trading volume was 38,062 lots. The closing prices of different contracts varied [7]. - In 2025, 250 container ships were delivered, with a total capacity of 2.018 million TEU. As of December 23, 2025, 75 ships of 12,000 - 16,999 TEU and 12 ships of over 17,000 TEU were delivered [7].