Maersk and Europacific announce the Maersk Line Reefer BAF.
As of 1 October 2009, Maersk Line will introduce a BAF calculation differentiating reefer shipments from dry shipments.
So far, our calculation for the Bunker Adjustment Factor (BAF) only included the bunker consumption incurred by transporting a container (dry or reefer) over a certain distance. However, the power required for the operation of a reefer container, as well as the necessity to ventilate the vessels cargo hold, consumes additional fuel.
We will now update the BAF formula to also take the higher energy costs for reefer containers into account. By applying a standard factor, we are able to keep the formula for both dry and reefer containers simple, transparent and fair.
The additional bunker consumption required to operate a reefer unit equates to 11.5 kg fuel oil per day/TEU, which will be added to the BAF formula on live reefer shipments.
We are at the same time happy to advise that we are close to implementing our fuel reducing software called QUEST on our entire reefer equipment fleet. When we launched the “Maersk Line global BAF calculator” in early 2008, we did not yet have full transparency to the effects of QUEST. We are now able to implement the reefer BAF with a fuel consumption reduction of up to 50%. This means the additional costs of the reefer element we now have to pass on to our customers are significantly lower than they would have been without QUEST.
You can find our easy to use online BAF calculator on our website baf.maerskline.com.
For further inquiries please contact your local Maersk Line representative.
