{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"DefinedTerm","name":"Bunker Cost Management Freight","description":"Freight rate negotiations and contract execution are the moments when bunker cost management becomes visible: it covers the systematic control of marine fuel expenditure, primarily through the Bunker Adjustment Factor (BAF), a variable surcharge added to the base freight rate. The BAF absorbs fluctuations in global bunker oil prices without requiring renegotiation of the underlying contract. Carriers, freight forwarders, and shippers agree on a calculation methodology in advance—typically pegged","inDefinedTermSet":{"@type":"DefinedTermSet","name":"Frachtportal Logistics Glossary","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/glossary"},"url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/glossary/bunker-cost-management-freight","inLanguage":"en","dateModified":"2026-06-16T09:13:21.335652","citation":"https://www.marineinsight.com/marine-glossary/bunker-adjustment-factor-baf/","markdownMirror":"https://www.freight-academy.com/api/md/glossary/en/bunker-cost-management-freight","provider":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Frachtportal","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com"},"quickSummary":"Bunker Cost Management Freight · Freight rate negotiations and contract execution are the moments when bunker cost management becomes visible: it covers the systematic control of marine fuel expenditure, primarily through the Bunker Adjustment Factor (BAF), a variable surcharge added to the base freight rate. · Quelle: https://www.marineinsight.com/marine-glossary/bunker-adjustment-factor-baf/"}