Zhu+Pengzhou

In the week ending June 13， China export box market kept stable overall， but services presented in different trends， with comprehensive index in consolidation. On June 13， China （Export） Containerized Freight Index （CCFI） issued by Shanghai Shipping Exchange （SSE） quoted 1102.98 points， almost in line with that last week； while Shanghai （Export） Containerized Freight Index （SCFI） issued by SSE declined by 1.2 percent against last week to 1075.43 points.

In the Europe service， cargo volume was stable in the week ending June 13， but the market still stressed by the oversupply of capacity. Three weeks after the implementation of freight rate increase， spot rate kept on the same level around USD1150-USD1250 per TEU. On June 13， the freight index in the China-Europe service down by 0.9 percent from last week to 1438.11 points. In the Mediterranean service， cargo volume in the East coast of this service presented in the slip trend， but the West Coast of this service began to enter the traditional peak season， which boosted the average slot utilization rate above 95 percent. On June 13， the freight index in the China-Mediterranean service quoted 1703.30 points， almost unchanged from last week.

Transport demand stood stably in the North America service， but owing to the strike in the South coast of West America service was not removed， most cargo owners waited for a clear answer in order to avoid high charge， or transshipment bypass Northwest ports or USEC ports. In the week ending June 13， the average slot utilization rate in the USWC and USEC services were 90 percent and 95 percent. The loading rate stood on the relatively high level， but most box carriers still doubted about the post trend， so they delayed the PSS plan from mid June to July， and reduced spot rate aiming to lock customers. On June 13， the freight rate in the USWC and USEC services （covering seaborne surcharges） quoted USD1761 per FEU and USD3268 per FEU， down by 2.3 percent and 0.5 percent respectively from last week.

In the Persian Gulf service， as the end of shipment rush before Ramadan， transport demand started to slip， plus the temporal additional services， the average slot utilization rate fell to be around 80 percent. As a result， spot rate this week slipped further. On June 13， the freight rate in the Shanghai-Persian Gulf service （including seaborne surcharges） quoted USD903 per TEU， down by 4.9 percent from last week.

In the Australia service， transport demand was flat. Although part of services ceased and the average slot utilization rate rose to be around 85 percent， spot rate still further to decline. On June 13， the freight index in the Shanghai-Australia service declined by 3.0 percent to 791.44 points.

In the South America service， market began to enter into the peak season， with transport demand rising and the average slot utilization rate around 90 percent. Considering spot rat had declined on the lower level， most box carriers implemented GRI since from June 15， leading to spot booking rate uprising. On June 13， the freight rate in the China-South America service （covering seaborne surcharges） quoted USD1058 per TEU， surging by 70.9 percent against last week.

In the Japan service， transport demand kept flat， and the average slot utilization rate fell to be 60 percent below， with spot rate declining somehow. On June 13， the freight index in the China-Japan service quoted 655.01 points， down by 2.0 percent against last week.

（Please contact the Information Dept of SSE for more details.）endprint