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1. Report Industry Investment Rating - The short - term investment rating for the container shipping industry is weak [1] 2. Core View of the Report - The Middle East situation is volatile, affecting the market. The release of information about a potential US - Iran agreement led to a significant drop in overnight crude oil prices, which is expected to cause short - term weakness in container shipping prices. Airlines' price quotes continue to vary, and the implementation of these quotes should be monitored. The market is highly volatile, making it difficult to participate, so short - term operations or waiting for opportunities while controlling risks are recommended [1] 3. Summary by Relevant Catalogs 3.1 Market Review - On Monday, the container shipping European line EC2604 contract rose to 1957.4, a 3.0% increase. The far - month EC2606 contract once hit the daily limit [1] 3.2 Important Information - US President Trump said the US had "strong" talks with Iran and reached an agreement to suspend attacks on its energy facilities for 5 days. He is negotiating a broader agreement, and an agreement may be reached within 5 days or less. However, Iran has repeatedly denied having talks with the US, stating that Trump's remarks aim to lower energy prices and gain time for military operations [1] - Affected by Trump's remarks on US - Iran negotiations, global financial markets were in turmoil. US and Brent crude oil prices dropped by over 9%. The US Treasury bond yield turned from a sharp increase to a decrease, with the 2 - year US Treasury bond yield fluctuating by over 22 basis points. Precious metals rebounded, with COMEX silver closing down 0.49% (after dropping over 12% earlier) and COMEX gold down 3.6% (after dropping over 10% earlier) [1] 3.3 Market Logic - On March 23, the SCFIS reported 1693.26 points, an 8.8% increase from the previous period. The underlying spot index is still at a discount to the futures price [1] - On March 20, the SCFI European line freight rate was 1636 US dollars/TEU, a 1.1% increase [1] - The spot quotes: Maersk's wk14 large container price is 2600 US dollars and high - cube container is 2700 US dollars, an increase of 400 US dollars; CMA CGM announced an increase of large container price to 3500 US dollars, slightly higher than the written - announced 3100 US dollars in late March. The market is cautious about the price increase in early April. The PA Alliance's quotes should be focused on to see if they continue the low - price strategy [1] - According to Aphaliner's latest data, as of March 23, 2026, the total number of global operating container ships increased to 7,521, with a total global operating capacity of 33,924.968 TEU and a total operating ship tonnage of 402,768,003 tons. As of the week of March 23, the trans - Atlantic capacity was 169,459 TEU, the trans - Pacific capacity was 538,820 TEU, and the Far East - Europe capacity was 524,271 TEU [1] - On March 20, the container shipping index for the Far East - Northern Europe route closed at 2679 US dollars/FEU, a 1.13% (or 30 US dollars/FEU) increase from the previous value. The Far East - US West Coast route closed at 2057 US dollars/FEU, unchanged from the previous value [1] 3.4 Trading Strategy - Due to the repeated Middle East situation and the significant drop in overnight crude oil prices, container shipping prices are expected to be short - term weak. Airlines' price quotes are still different, and their implementation should be monitored. The market is highly volatile, so short - term operations or waiting for opportunities while controlling risks are recommended [1]