Hapag-Lloyd has announced that the bunker adjustment factor (BAF) for routes going from North East Asia to Australia will increase by 17% to USD 175 from USD 150 per TEU.
This adjustment is due to come into effect on July 9th 2016 and remain until otherwise announced by the company.
The North East Asia area includes China, Korea, China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan.
2015-16 summary
Between June 18th 2015 and March 2nd 2016 the BAF for the aforementioned routes was showing only decreases, going from USD 325 down to USD 100 per TEU.
Since March 2nd 2016, the trend has changed to show a steady increase in surcharges, with three USD 25 increases between March 2nd and June 30th - a jump of 75%.
Please find a summary below.
Surcharge changes since January 2015
January 14, 2015 (effective February 14) - USD 300 per TEU
February 6, 2015 (effective March 7) - USD 250 per TEU
March 12, 2015 (effective April 11) - USD 275 per TEU
May 28, 2015 (effective June 27) - USD 300 per TEU
June 18, 2015 (effective July 18) - USD 325 per TEU
July 27, 2015 (effective from August 24) - USD 300 per TEU
August 14, 2015 (effective from September 12) - USD 275 per TEU
September 3, 2015 (effective from October 3) - USD 225 per TEU
September 25, 2015 (effective from October 24) - USD 200 per TEU
December 28, 2015 (effective from January 24) - USD 175 per TEU
January 13, 2016 (effective from February 13) - USD 150 per TEU
February 4, 2016 (effective from March 5) - USD 125 per TEU
March 2, 2016 (effective from April 2) - USD 100 per TEU
March 30, 2016 (effective from April 30) - USD 125 per TEU
May 17, 2016 (effective from June 18) - USD 150 per TEU
June 30, 2016 (effective from July 9) - USD 175 per TEU
