Americas: Bunker Adjustment Factor (BAF) Effective July 1, 2021

01 June 2021

Sealand – A Maersk Company has reviewed its Bunker Adjustment Factor (BAF), and the new tariffs will be effective July 1st 2021.

We have used Bunkerworld’s fuel price index for 0.5% Sulphur fuel oil (VLSFO) for the BAF calculation, and the average bunker price used is 493.83 USD/TON. The details on the period and reference ports used for the calculation can be found in the table below.

Fuel Price references for BAF

Fuel type	Period	ROT	SIN	PAN	Average
Fuel type VLSFO	Period 26 NOV’20 – 25 FEB'21	ROT USD 411.77	SIN USD 436.96	PAN USD 432.23	Average USD 426.99
Fuel type VLSFO	Period 26 FEB'21 - 25 MAY'21	ROT USD 478.31	SIN USD 495.20	PAN USD 507.97	Average USD 493.83

The BAF will be applicable to all contracts with validity longer than three months, and the tariff values can be found in the table below:

BAF - Dry, Special Equipment, NOR & Reefer

Scope	20 DV	40 DV/HC	45 HC	20 REEF	40 REEF
Scope North America (United States, Canada, US Virgin Islands, Central America, Mexico, Caribbean, WCSA to East Coast South America)	20 DV USD 148	40 DV/HC USD 296	45 HC -	20 REEF USD 222	40 REEF USD 444
Scope North America (United States, Canada, US Virgin Islands to/from West Coast South America, North Coast South America, Central America, Mexico & Caribbean)	20 DV USD 247	40 DV/HC USD 494	45 HC USD 494	20 REEF USD 371	40 REEF USD 741
Scope East Coast South America to Central America, Caribbean, Mexico, West Coast South America, North America)	20 DV USD 321	40 DV/HC USD 642	45 HC -	20 REEF USD 482	40 REEF USD 963
Scope Intra-Latin America (Central America, Caribbean, Mexico, West Coast South America, North Coast South America)	20 DV USD 124	40 DV/HC USD 247	45 HC USD 247	20 REEF USD 185	40 REEF USD 370