The container industry has an elephant in the room. It’s big, smelly and has some serious boundary issues. Its name is the Bunker Adjustment Factor and recently it has grown so large that market players can barely see each other behind its fat bulk.
It creates a lot of uncertainty and engenders a lack of trust in the supply chain, which is dangerous for everyone be it a carrier, a BCO or a logistics provider.
With the prospect of volatile times ahead, and bunker prices likely to take the...
http://blogs.platts.com/2018/03/21/container-industry-needs-replace-baf-new-pricing-tool/