银河期货航运日报-20260212

Group 1: Report Overview - The report is a shipping research report released on February 12, 2026, focusing on container shipping, specifically the Container Shipping Index (European Line) [1][2] Group 2: Market Data Futures Market - EC2604 closed at 1,258.9 points on February 12, up 6.88% from the previous day's close, with a trading volume of 36,394 lots (up 111.54%) and an open interest of 31,021 lots (down 6.07%) [4] - Other contracts also showed varying degrees of price increases, trading volume changes, and open interest adjustments [4] Spread Structure - The spread between different contract months showed fluctuations, such as the EC04 - EC06 spread being -307, up 15.9 [4] Container Freight Rates - SCFIS European Line was reported at 1,657.94 points on February 6, down 1.06% month - on - month, and the EC2602 delivery settlement price was 1,769.8 points [6] - Most container freight rates showed a downward trend week - on - week and year - on - year, with some exceptions like the SCFIS US West Line showing a 4.93% week - on - week increase [4] Fuel Costs - WTI crude oil near - month price was $64.79 per barrel, up 1.12% month - on - month and down 10.16% year - on - year; Brent crude oil near - month price was $68.95 per barrel, up 0.79% month - on - month and down 9.0% year - on - year [4] Group 3: Market Analysis and Strategy Recommendations Market Analysis - The risk of the escalation of the Iranian situation remains. Short - selling funds left the market for risk - avoidance before the holiday, driving the market up [6] - Spot freight rates may remain weak. Some shipping companies' price increase expectations have loosened, and the post - holiday period is still in the off - season [7] - In terms of fundamentals, the demand side is seeing a decline after reaching a peak, and the supply side's weekly average capacity deployment has little change compared to the previous period [7] - Geopolitical factors are volatile, and it is still difficult for a large - scale resumption of European routes in the first half of the year [7] Strategy Recommendations - Unilateral: Do not hold positions during the holiday and maintain a short - term wait - and - see attitude as the off - season in April does not warrant high expectations [8] - Arbitrage: Conduct rolling operations on the 6 - 10 positive spread [9] Group 4: Industry News - According to Wall Street Journal, the US Department of Defense has instructed a second aircraft carrier strike group to prepare for deployment to the Middle East, and the deployment order may be issued within hours [12] - Trump's meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu has begun according to the AXIOS website [13] Group 5: Related Attachments - The report includes several figures, such as the SCFIS European Line Index and SCFIS US West Line Index, SCFI Composite Index, and container freight rates for different routes [15][20][26]