COSCO, Dalian Exchange Ink Pact on Shipping Futures

June 24, 2021

© Marina Ignatova / Adobe Stock
© Marina Ignatova / Adobe Stock

China's COSCO Shipping Group and the Dalian Commodity Exchange (DCE) have signed an agreement to jointly work on developing shipping derivatives such as container capacity futures, according to an article posted by the bourse on Thursday.

China's largest shipping line has been talking to the DCE for years about shipping futures. Their pact comes as a global shortage of containers—including on the key trade route from China to the United States—has led to high freight rates and as coronavirus curbs cause congestion at ports.

The strategic partnership will see COSCO and the DCE promote the establishment of delivery warehouses for a futures contract, said the article from official news agency Xinhua posted on the DCE's WeChat account.

A contract design for DCE container capacity futures has basically been completed and the contract will be a world first when launched, the report said, without specifying a targeted listing date.

It will provide companies with an "accurate and effective risk management tool and an open and transparent pricing reference" amid increasing demand for hedging, it added.


(Reporting by Tom Daly Editing by Mark Heinrich)

Logistics News

There’s a Master on the Run

There’s a Master on the Run

Maersk: Effective US Tariffs Average Around 21% Currently

Maersk: Effective US Tariffs Average Around 21% Currently

US Grain Shipments Surge 9% in face of Chinese Tariffs

US Grain Shipments Surge 9% in face of Chinese Tariffs

Great Lakes Limestone Trade Up in June

Great Lakes Limestone Trade Up in June

Subscribe for Maritime Logistics Professional E‑News

INDIA RUPEE-Rupee dips alongside Asian peers; tariff deadline, Fed cut path in focus
Report: National Grid failures caused the fire that shut down Heathrow.
BHP signs charter agreements with COSCO for dual-fuelled ammonia vessels