American Dollar to Canadian Dollar = 0.782780; American Dollar to Chinese Yuan = 0.151320; American Dollar to Euro = 1.179860; American Dollar to Japanese Yen = 0.008915; American Dollar to Mexican Peso = 0.052188.

Finnish Transport Workers’ Union AKT has begun their strike impacting all Finnish ports and terminals on 15.2. at 6 AM until further notice. The negotiating parties did not reach an agreement and negotiations will recommence later this week. All vessel operations in Finnish ports, gate moves and handling of containers within terminals are now suspended until further notice.

American Trucking Associations’ advanced seasonally adjusted (SA) For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index increased 2.4% in March after rising 0.7% in February. In March, the index equaled 118.8 (2015=100) versus 116.1 in February. “It is important to note that ATA’s for-hire tonnage data is dominated by contract freight with minimal amounts of spot market loads,” said ATA Chief Economist Bob Costello. “And clearly contract freight was solid in March, witnessing the largest sequential gain since May 2020. March was also the eighth straight month-to-month improvement, with a total increase of 7.4% over that period. “During the first quarter, the index rose 2.4% from the final quarter of 2021 and increased 2.6% from a year earlier. While there might be some recent softness in the spot market, for-hire contract freight tonnage remains solid and is only limited by lack of capacity—both drivers and equipment—at contract fleets.”