Asian Equities Analyst, Logistics & Transport, Tracking Traffic

Daniel Hellberg

Asian Equities Analyst, Logistics & Transport

Tracking Traffic

Focusing on Asian logistics, transportation, and travel companies

Equity Bottom-Up

ZIM Integrated Shipping Services / Equity Bottom-Up

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<li>The resilience of global container shipping stocks is surprising given weak price trend</li>
<li>Many market participants appear to be betting on a surge in rates after tariff issues settle</li>
<li>But there are several reasons why a bump in rates is unlikely in the near- to medium-term</li>
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The resilience of global container shipping stocks is surprising given weak price trend
Many market participants appear to be betting on a surge in rates after tariff issues settle
But there are several reasons why a bump in rates is unlikely in the near- to medium-term


Don't Expect A Resolution of Tariff Chaos To Lift Container Shipping Rates Like Covid-19 Did

Japanese Equity Specialist, Ortus Advisors

Andrew Jackson

Japanese Equity Specialist

Ortus Advisors

Thematic (Sector/Industry)

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<li>The horse trading continues with Israel bowing to the US and bilateral talks with Japan set to commence imminently.</li>
<li>US shippers outperformed given lower oil despite an outlook for lower global trade overall.</li>
<li>Samsung numbers beating this morning on strong demand for the Galaxy S25 smartphones and DRAM.</li>
</ul>


The horse trading continues with Israel bowing to the US and bilateral talks with Japan set to commence imminently.
US shippers outperformed given lower oil despite an outlook for lower global trade overall.
Samsung numbers beating this morning on strong demand for the Galaxy S25 smartphones and DRAM.


Japan Morning Connection: US Relief Rally Sending JP Futures Sharply Higher

Asia Real Estate News Tracker, Asia Real Estate Tracker

Asia Real Estate Tracker

Asia Real Estate News Tracker

Tracking developments across Asia's regional real estate markets

<ul><li>Hillhouse's Rava buys majority stake in Dash Living with $150M investment plan, expanding its presence in the real estate market. </li><li>Ex-Macquarie exec Robson to advise on ESR privatisation, bringing expertise and strategic guidance to the process. </li><li>Daibiru Corp to acquire Sydney Tower from Investa Fund for $378M, showcasing strong investor interest in Australian real estate.</li></ul>

Hillhouse's Rava buys majority stake in Dash Living with $150M investment plan, expanding its presence in the real estate market. Ex-Macquarie exec Robson to advise on ESR privatisation, bringing expertise and strategic guidance to the process. Daibiru Corp to acquire Sydney Tower from Investa Fund for $378M, showcasing strong investor interest in Australian real estate.

Asia Real Estate Tracker (01-Apr-2025): Hillhouse's Rava invests $150M in Dash Living.

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<li>Price momentum remains very weak, and spot rates are already below 2024 lows</li>
<li>Multiple deep-sea carriers have recently guided to a collapse in core earnings in 2025</li>
<li>USTR / MARAD proposed rule changes could add to US tariff chaos &amp; raise carriers' costs</li>
</ul>


Price momentum remains very weak, and spot rates are already below 2024 lows
Multiple deep-sea carriers have recently guided to a collapse in core earnings in 2025
USTR / MARAD proposed rule changes could add to US tariff chaos &amp; raise carriers' costs


Monthly Container Shipping Tracker | Rates Down | Chorus of Weak Guidance | USTR-MARAD (March 2025)

AP Moeller - Maersk A/S / Equity Bottom-Up

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<li>"Good" included Q4 earnings &gt; consensus, cash dividend, and US$2 bn buyback program</li>
<li>"Bad" included guidance of underlying EBIT dropping to <strong><em>zero</em></strong> if Red Sea re-opens in H125</li>
<li>Even Maersk's best-case view has FY25 core EBIT falling by -53% Y/Y vs strong FY24</li>
</ul>


"Good" included Q4 earnings &gt; consensus, cash dividend, and US$2 bn buyback program
"Bad" included guidance of underlying EBIT dropping to zero if Red Sea re-opens in H125
Even Maersk's best-case view has FY25 core EBIT falling by -53% Y/Y vs strong FY24


Maersk Q424 Results: A Mix Of "Good" (Q4 Earnings, Dividend, Buyback) & "Bad" (FY25 Guidance)

Japan

Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. provides marine transportation, warehousing, and cargo handling services.  The Company operates container ship, specialized carrier, oil tankers, and ferry.  Items transported include coal, iron ore, grain, logs, aluminum, cement, industrial salt, copper ore, wood chips, paper products, chemical products, gasoline and other petroleum products, LPG, and other cargoes.

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Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (9104 JP)

Don't Expect A Resolution of Tariff Chaos To Lift Container Shipping Rates Like Covid-19 Did

There are several reasons why any resolution of the current US tariff chaos is unlikely to lead to an increase in spot container shipping rates in...

Tracking Traffic

Japan Morning Connection: US Relief Rally Sending JP Futures Sharply Higher

Israel bows to US pressure, Japan to begin bilateral trade talks. US shippers despite global trade decline. Samsung numbers beat with Galaxy S25...

Andrew Jackson

Asia Real Estate Tracker (01-Apr-2025): Hillhouse's Rava invests $150M in Dash Living.

Rava invests $150M in Dash Living, Robson advises on ESR privatisation, Daibiru buys Sydney Tower for $378M, Integral Real Estate acquires 10...

Asia Real Estate Tracker

Monthly Container Shipping Tracker | Rates Down | Chorus of Weak Guidance | USTR-MARAD (March 2025)

Container rates continue to fall, and major carriers are guiding to a collapse in core margins in FY25. Proposed US rules could potentially make...

Tracking Traffic

Maersk Q424 Results: A Mix Of "Good" (Q4 Earnings, Dividend, Buyback) & "Bad" (FY25 Guidance)

On February 6 Maersk reported Q424 results that beat expectations. More interesting to us was management's thoroughly downbeat FY25 guidance, where...

Tracking Traffic

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