{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"DefinedTerm","name":"Bunker Adjustment Factor","description":"When bunker costs rise sharply, shippers see the impact on their freight invoice through the Bunker Adjustment Factor (BAF)—a variable surcharge that carriers apply to recover fuel cost volatility from their customers. It is calculated either as a flat amount per TEU or per freight ton, or as a percentage on top of the base ocean freight rate, and is revised monthly or quarterly against published bunker indices such as those from S&P Global Commodity Insights (Platts) or MOPS. BAF levels differ ","inDefinedTermSet":{"@type":"DefinedTermSet","name":"Frachtportal Logistics Glossary","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/glossary"},"url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/glossary/bunker-adjustment-factor-2","inLanguage":"en","dateModified":"2026-06-26T18:40:44.229696","citation":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bunker_(fuel)#Bunker_surcharge","markdownMirror":"https://www.freight-academy.com/api/md/glossary/en/bunker-adjustment-factor-2","provider":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Frachtportal","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com"},"quickSummary":"Bunker Adjustment Factor · When bunker costs rise sharply, shippers see the impact on their freight invoice through the Bunker Adjustment Factor (BAF)—a variable surcharge that carriers apply to recover fuel cost volatility from their customers. · Quelle: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bunker_(fuel)#Bunker_surcharge"}