Report Summary 1. Report Industry Investment Rating No industry investment rating is provided in the report. 2. Core Viewpoints The report analyzes the container shipping, dry bulk shipping, and oil tanker transportation markets. It suggests that the container shipping market (EC) will experience weak and volatile trends, and recommends a 10 - 12 reverse arbitrage strategy with low - level rolling operations. The dry bulk shipping market is expected to see short - term pressure on large - vessel freight rates and a gradual weakening of medium - vessel freight rate support. The oil tanker transportation market shows a divergence between the crude oil and refined oil markets, with the crude oil market remaining stable and the refined oil market facing supply - demand imbalances [6][19][23]. 3. Summary by Directory Container Shipping - Container Freight Index (Europe Line) - **Market Analysis and Strategy Recommendation**: On August 19, EC2510 closed at 1370.3 points, down 0.2% from the previous day. The SCFI Europe Line on August 15 was $1820/TEU, down 7.2% month - on - month. The second - phase settlement index of EC2508 released after Monday's trading was 2180.17 points, down 2.5% month - on - month, expected to decline further. Spot freight rates are falling due to reduced cargo volume and sufficient capacity. The market is expected to be weak and volatile, and a 10 - 12 reverse arbitrage strategy can be used for low - level rolling operations [6][7][8]. - **Industry News**: There are various geopolitical news such as statements from Zelensky and Trump regarding the Russia - Ukraine war, and news about the Israel - Hamas cease - fire negotiation [11][12][13]. Dry Bulk Shipping - **Market Analysis and Outlook**: The Baltic Dry Bulk Freight Index declined on Monday. The Capesize vessel freight index decreased, while the Panamax vessel freight index increased slightly. The spot freight rates of Capesize vessels for iron ore routes decreased on August 18, and the weekly freight rates of some coal and bauxite routes also changed. The iron ore and grain shipment data showed different trends. The large - vessel market may see relatively good but declining transportation demand in early - mid September, and the medium - vessel market's freight rate support from coal and grain transportation is expected to weaken [16][17][19]. - **Industry News**: The iron ore inventory at seven major ports in Australia and Brazil decreased slightly, and the iron ore inventory at Chinese ports increased [20]. Oil Tanker Transportation - **Market Analysis and Outlook**: On August 18, the Baltic Crude Oil Transportation Index BDTI was 1015, down 0.1% month - on - month and up 8.09% year - on - year. The Baltic Product Oil Transportation Index BCTI was 605, unchanged month - on - month and down 2.89% year - on - year. The crude oil market is stable, while the refined oil market has supply - demand imbalances. Short - term attention should be paid to the impact of concentrated bookings on Middle - East routes in September, and long - term attention to factors like environmental elimination and supply - demand reshaping [23]. - **Industry News**: The US may impose additional tariffs on Indian goods due to its import of Russian oil, and there was a statement from Trump about not currently planning to impose tariffs on Chinese goods for buying Russian oil [24]. Related Attachments The report includes various charts related to container shipping, dry bulk shipping, and oil tanker transportation, such as SCFIS and SCFI indices, freight rate indices, and vessel earnings charts [27][29][32].

1. Report Industry Investment Rating No information provided in the report. 2. Core Viewpoints of the Report - The container shipping market is in a state of high - low price game. The spot freight rate center is gradually rising, and the 7 - 8 month is expected to reach the peak of the peak season. However, due to the impact of the tariff trade war, the height of the freight rate should not be overestimated. The dry bulk shipping market is expected to be weak in the large - ship market in the short term and the medium - ship market is expected to be volatile and strong. The oil tanker transportation market is affected by geopolitical conflicts, and the short - term freight rate increase is mainly due to the geopolitical conflict premium [5][17][21]. 3. Summary by Directory Container Shipping Market Analysis - On July 2, the EC contract on the futures market generally showed a downward trend, with a significant decline in trading volume. The spot container freight rates of different routes showed different trends, with the SCFIS European line increasing and the SCFIS US - West line decreasing. The spot freight rate center has gradually increased, but the freight rate should not be overestimated due to the tariff trade war. The 7 - 8 month is in the stage of increasing supply and demand, and the freight rate is expected to reach the peak of the peak season [2][5]. Trading Strategies - Unilateral: The market is in a volatile state. The subsequent EC2512 can be considered to adopt the idea of buying on dips. - Arbitrage: Conduct rolling operations on the 10 - 12 reverse spread [5][6]. Dry Bulk Shipping Market Analysis - On July 1, the Baltic Dry Bulk Freight Index continued to decline for the fifth consecutive trading day to near a one - month low, mainly due to the decline in demand for cape - size ships. The spot freight rates of different routes showed different trends, and the short - term large - ship market is expected to be weak, while the medium - ship market is expected to be volatile and strong [13][17]. Data Support - From June 23 to June 29, 2025, the global iron ore shipping volume decreased, and the expected export volume of Brazilian grains in June also changed. The inventory of major ports in Australia and Brazil decreased, and the inventory of imported iron ore in 47 ports in China also decreased [16][18]. Oil Tanker Transportation Market Analysis - On July 1, the Baltic crude oil transportation index BDTI and the refined oil transportation index BCTI both declined. Recently, the escalation of geopolitical conflicts has boosted the sentiment of the oil transportation market, and the VLCC freight rate has jumped significantly. In the short term, the increase in freight rates is mainly due to the geopolitical conflict premium, and the impact of market sentiment changes on freight rates needs to be further observed [20][21]. Industry Information - As of the week of June 30, the refined oil inventory in the Port of Fujairah in the UAE increased. The domestic refined oil retail price limit has experienced "three consecutive increases", but the new cycle starts with a negative change rate of crude oil, and the market sentiment is wait - and - see [22].