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Bunker Adjustment Factor (BAF)

Bunker Adjustment Factor recalculation when fuel price changes - the standard time-charter / liner tariff adjustment clause.

BAFBunkerCharter
BAF
0.51USD/t
Adjusted freight
28.51USD/t
Formula, assumptions, and limits

Fuel intensity k_F (tonnes of fuel per 100 t of cargo) depends on voyage length and vessel type. Revision typically quarterly in liner trades; voyage-by-voyage in tramp.

Symbol legend

SymbolMeaningUnitSource
Current fuel priceUSD/tbunker market
Base tariff fuel priceUSD/tCP base
Fuel intensity per 100 t cargo - carrier data