集运早报-20251225

Report Summary 1. Report Industry Investment Rating No information provided. 2. Core Viewpoints - At the current price level, it's not recommended to enter the market as it's difficult to predict the peak height, time, and subsequent price - drop rhythm of the freight rate in January [3]. - The valuation of the 04 contract is moderately high, but it may follow the spot price or recover the basis in the short - term. Pay attention to short - selling opportunities in the near future [3]. - The far - month contracts are greatly affected by geopolitical factors. It's safer to short the off - season contracts than the peak - season contracts. Generally, use a positive - spread trading strategy and pay attention to short - selling opportunities in the 10 contract [3]. 3. Summary by Relevant Content Futures Market - Contract Prices and Changes: On December 25, 2025, the closing price of EC2512 was 1605.9, down 0.01%. For other contracts like EC2602, EC2604, etc., there were different price changes. For example, EC2602 was at 1795.8, down 0.60%, and EC2604 was at 1165.0, up 0.60% [2]. - Month - to - Month Spreads: There were also changes in month - to - month spreads. For instance, EC2512 - 2504 was 440.9, with a daily decrease of 7.1 compared to the previous day [2]. Spot Market - European Line Spot Situation: In Week 52, MSK opened at 2300 (down 100 from the previous week), and other companies mainly followed Week 51 prices. The central price was around 2500 US dollars, equivalent to about 1750 points on the futures market. All shipping companies are raising prices for January cabins. MSK's January upper - half quote is 2500, and it will rise to 2600 in Week 2 to Hamburg, while other ports remain flat. The central quote of shipping companies in January is about 2500 - 2600 US dollars [4]. - Spot Indexes: As of December 22, 2025, the SCFIS (European Line) was 1589.20 points, up 5.21% from the previous period. As of December 19, 2025, the SCFI (European Line) was 1533 US dollars/TEU, the CCFI was 1473.9 points (up 0.23% from the previous period), and the NCFI was 1067.29 points (up 0.30% from the previous period) [2]. News and Geopolitical Factors - Suez Canal: On December 23, the Suez Canal Authority reported that two ships of CMA CGM passed through the canal [4]. - Israel - Hamas Conflict: On December 24, the Israeli Prime Minister's Office stated that Hamas violated the cease - fire agreement, and Hamas claimed that Israel's continuous attacks on Gaza hindered the peace plan [4].