Report Summary 1. Report Industry Investment Rating - Not provided in the given content 2. Core Viewpoints - The EC is currently in a contradiction between weak reality and strong expectations, and fluctuates greatly under the influence of Middle - East geopolitics and Sino - US relations policies. With high shipping capacity in week 44, the implementation of price increases in the first half of November is expected to be poor, but there are still upward drivers from multiple price increase announcements later. The valuation of the December contract is not low, and it has entered a period of band trading mainly driven by spot prices (announcements and implementations of price increases). Geopolitical factors have a large impact on 2026 contracts [2] - The supply pressure is high, with the average weekly shipping capacity in October, November, and December at 269,000, 316,000, and 350,000 TEU respectively. After considering all TBN as suspended sailings, the capacities are 269,000, 300,000, and 330,000 TEU. The capacities in week 44 and 45 are 334,000 and 300,000 TEU respectively. The market is in the off - season, with a weak balance between supply and demand. In week 44, the shipping capacity is high, and the pressure on cargo collection has increased sharply, especially for the PA alliance [2] 3. Summary by Related Catalogs 3.1 Futures Contract Data - **Futures Prices and Changes**: The closing prices of EC2510, EC2512, EC2602, EC2604, and EC2606 are 1096.9, 1654.7, 1472.0, 1124.0, and 1283.1 respectively, with changes of - 0.36%, 0.22%, 2.99%, 0.37%, and 0.15% [2] - **Trading Volume and Open Interest**: The trading volumes of EC2510, EC2512, EC2602, EC2604, and EC2606 are 1580, 29837, 5161, 3030, and 172 respectively. The open interests are 9024, SERED, 9438, 13702, and 1545 respectively, with changes of - 1036, - 139, 79, - 257, and - 2 [2] - **Month - to - Month Spreads**: The spreads of EC2510 - 2512, EC2512 - 2602 are - 557.8 and 182.7 respectively, with month - on - month changes of - 7.6 and - 39.2, and week - on - week changes of - 124.7 and - 19.9 [2] 3.2 Freight Index Data - **TETANT Index**: Updated every Monday, the value on October 13, 2025, was 1031.80 points, a decrease of 1.40% from the previous period [2] - **SCFI (European Line)**: Updated every Friday, the value on October 17, 2025, was 1145 US dollars/TEU, an increase of 7.21% from the previous period [2] - **CCFI (European Line)**: The value on October 17, 2025, was 1267.91 points, a decrease of 1.49% from the previous period [2] - **NCFI**: Updated every week, the value on October 17, 2025, was 803.21 points, an increase of 14.96% from the previous period [2] 3.3 Recent European Line Quotation - **Week 42**: The final offline implementation prices of PA, GEMINI, and OA were 1500, 1600, and 1800 US dollars respectively, with an average of 1640 US dollars (equivalent to 1150 points on the futures market) [3] - **Week 43**: The PA alliance further reduced the price by 100 to 1400 US dollars. The announced price increase in November is to 2500 - 2700 US dollars, with an average equivalent to about 1800 points on the futures market [3] 3.4 Related News - On October 20, US President Trump stated that the cease - fire in the Gaza Strip was still in effect. Egyptian officials said that Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu had no intention of reaching the second - stage agreement of the Gaza cease - fire [4] - On October 20, the Israeli military resumed implementing the Gaza cease - fire agreement after retaliatory air strikes. On October 19, Israeli National Security Minister Ben - Gvir called on Prime Minister Netanyahu to fully resume military operations in the Gaza Strip [5]