Report Summary 1. Report Industry Investment Rating - Not provided in the content 2. Core View of the Report - The EC of container shipping to Europe has dropped by 0.11%. Due to the approaching Spring Festival, shipping companies face increasing pressure to secure cargo and need to build rolling spaces for the holiday. Led by Maersk's price cut, pre - holiday freight rates have entered the traditional off - season decline channel. However, the market's focus is on the potential price increase after the Spring Festival due to the rush to transport photovoltaic products. The 04 contract is about 300 points lower than the spot price, and the low valuation supports the market. In 2025, shipping companies announced price increases in March and April, and this year there is an additional rush of exports of photovoltaic products. Before seeing the shipping companies' price - increase plans or a substantial increase in cargo volume from the export rush, the 04 contract is expected to fluctuate [2]. 3. Summary by Relevant Catalog Contract Volume and Price - **EC2602**: The latest trading price is 1717.5 points, with a decline of 0.47%. The trading volume is 984 (a decrease of 419 compared to the previous period), and the single - sided open interest is 3495 (a decrease of 730 compared to the previous period). The net long position of the top 20 members is - 85 [3]. - **EC2604**: The latest trading price is 1193.9 points, with a decline of 0.11%. The trading volume is 25043 (a decrease of 18129 compared to the previous period), and the single - sided open interest is 38647 (a decrease of 3043 compared to the previous period). The net long position of the top 20 members is - 2611 [3]. - **EC2606**: The latest trading price is 1442.2 points, with a decline of 0.24%. The trading volume is 2566 (a decrease of 1917 compared to the previous period), and the single - sided open interest is 7912 (an increase of 588 compared to the previous period). The net long position of the top 20 members is 0 [3]. - **EC2608**: The latest trading price is 1528.4 points, with an increase of 0.82%. The trading volume is 248 (a decrease of 366 compared to the previous period), and the single - sided open interest is 1482 (a decrease of 33 compared to the previous period) [3]. - **EC2610**: The latest trading price is 1112 points, with an increase of 0.29%. The trading volume is 1010 (a decrease of 1138 compared to the previous period), and the single - sided open interest is 8511 (a decrease of 54 compared to the previous period) [3]. - **EC2612**: The latest trading price is 1374.7 points, with an increase of 0.50%. The trading volume is 23 (a decrease of 15 compared to the previous period), and the single - sided open interest is 123 (a decrease of 1 compared to the previous period) [3]. - **Total**: The total trading volume is 29874, and the total single - sided open interest is 60170. The net long position of the top 20 members is - 2696 [3]. Spot Freight Rates - **Weekly Spot Index**: The SCFIS is 1859.31 points, with a decline of 4.9% compared to the previous period; the SCFI is $1595/TEU, with a decline of 2.5% compared to the previous period [3]. - **Daily Spot Freight Rates**: The TCI(20GP) is $1688/TEU, with an increase of 0.3% compared to the previous period; the TCI(40GP) is $2837/FEU, with an increase of 0.4% compared to the previous period [3]. Basis and Spread - The basis of the previous trading day is 665.41, and the basis of the day before the previous trading day is 659.11, with a change of 6.3 [4]. - Information on the spreads between different contracts such as EC2604 - EC2602, EC2606 - EC2604, etc. is presented in the form of a chart [4].

Report Summary 1. Industry Investment Rating - No industry investment rating is provided in the report. 2. Core View - The SCFIS European line index decreased by 4.9% to 1859.31 points, which is the first - phase delivery settlement price of the EC2602 contract. As the Spring Festival approaches, shipping companies face increasing cargo - booking pressure, and pre - holiday freight rates enter the traditional off - season decline channel under Maersk's lead in price cuts. However, the market's focus is on the potential freight rate increase after the Spring Festival due to the rush of photovoltaic product exports. The 04 contract is currently at a discount of about 300 points to the spot, and the low valuation supports the market. Considering the price increase announcements by shipping companies in March and April 2025 and the expected rush of photovoltaic exports this year, the market is not pessimistic about post - holiday freight rates. Before seeing shipping companies' price - increase plans or a substantial increase in cargo volume from the export rush, the 04 contract is expected to fluctuate, and attention should be paid to Maersk's new cabin openings [1]. 3. Summary by Relevant Catalogs EC Contract Volume and Price - **EC2602**: The latest成交价 is 1726.7 points, with a latest涨跌幅 of 0.76%. The成交量 is 565 (a 33 - unit increase), and the持仓量单边 is 4225 (a 176 - unit decrease). The net long position of the top 20 members is - 77 [2]. - **EC2604**: The latest成交价 is 1200.2 points, with a latest涨跌幅 of 5.46%. The成交量 is 43172 (a 12391 - unit increase), and the持仓量单边 is 41690 (a 541 - unit increase). The net long position of the top 20 members is - 2007 [2]. - **EC2606**: The latest成交价 is 1447.6 points, with a latest涨跌幅 of 3.47%. The成交量 is 4483 (a 7 - unit increase), and the持仓量单边 is 7324 (a 1533 - unit increase). The net long position of the top 20 members is 0 [2]. - **EC2608**: The latest成交价 is 1524 points, with a latest涨跌幅 of 1.61%. The成交量 is 614 (a 396 - unit increase), and the持仓量单边 is 1515 (a 172 - unit increase) [2]. - **EC2610**: The latest成交价 is 1114.2 points, with a latest涨跌幅 of 2.34%. The成交量 is 2148 (a 620 - unit increase), and the持仓量单边 is 8565 (a 195 - unit increase) [2]. - **EC2612**: The latest成交价 is 1373.5 points, with a latest涨跌幅 of 0.91%. The成交量 is 38 (a 15 - unit decrease), and the持仓量单边 is 124 (a 3 - unit increase) [2]. - **Total**: The total成交量 is 51020, and the total持仓量 is 63443. The net long position of the top 20 members is - 2084 [2]. Latest Spot Freight Rates - European Routes - **Weekly Spot Index**: The SCFIS index is 1859.31 points, down 4.9% from the previous period; the SCFI is $1595/TEU, down 2.5% from the previous period [4]. - **Daily Spot Freight Rates**: The TCI (20GP) is $1682/TEU, with no change; the TCI (40GP) is $2826/FEU, with no change [4]. Basis Spread - The previous trading - day basis was - 61.9 points, and the basis two trading days ago was 753.99 points, showing a change of - 815.89 points [6].