Bunker Adjustment Factor (MGO BAF)

MGO BAF rules

On 1 January 2015, the EU Sulphur Directive 2012/33/EU brought about a major reduction in sulphur dioxide emission from ships, and that will heavily impact shipping in northern Europe. The Directive will require ships sailing in the English Channel, the North Sea and the Baltic Sea (the North European emission control area) to use bunker oil with a maximum 0.1% sulphur or apply alternative methods in order to achieve the same effect.

New, simpler Bunker Surcharge model (BAF)

DFDS has introduced a new way of calculating BAF that is simpler than the old one.

From 1 January, 2019, the BAF will change only when the MGO oil price per ton changes between intervals of 10 Euros.

The MGO BAF levels are based on the average price of the MGO oil and the EUR/USD rate measured from the 20th of a given month to the 20th of the following month.

Measured period: 20/05/2026-20/06/2026

0.1% MGO, USD/ton 1039.61

EUR/USD 1.1593

0.1% MGO, EUR/ton 896.77

EUR/GBP 0.8646

BAF charge per lane metre (EUR)

July 2026

BAF charges

870,00-879,99

880,00-889,99

890,00-899,99

900,00-909,99

910,00-919,99

Route:

IJmuiden (Amsterdam) - Newcastle

9.61

9.79

9.97

10.15

10.33

Gothenburg/Brevik/Fredrikstad - Immingham

12.80

13.04

13.28

13.52

13.76

Gothenburg/Brevik - Ghent

13.23

13.48

13.73

13.98

14.23

Gothenburg/Fredrikstad - Zeebrugge

13.23

13.48

13.73

13.98

14.23

Cuxhaven - Immingham

11.75

11.97

12.19

12.41

12.63

Esbjerg - Immingham

9.61

9.79

9.97

10.15

10.33

Vlaardingen (Rotterdam) - Felixstowe

3.74

3.81

3.88

3.95

4.02

Vlaardingen (Rotterdam) - Immingham

5.32

5.42

5.52

5.62

5.72

Zeebrugge - Immingham

5.32

5.42

5.52

5.62

5.72

Rotterdam - Vilagarcia

17.38

17.71

18.04

18.37

18.70

Klaipeda - Fredericia/Køge

11.17

11.38

11.59

11.80

12.01

Klaipeda - Karlshamn/Trelleborg

9.55

9.73

9.91

10.09

10.27

Klaipeda - Kiel/Travemünde

16.94

17.26

17.58

17.90

18.22

Paldiski - Kapellskär

6.91

7.04

7.17

7.30

7.43

Dover - Dunkirk

3.15

3.21

3.27

3.33

3.39

Dover - Calais

3.15

3.21

3.27

3.33

3.39

Rosslare - Dunkirk

19.08

19.44

19.80

20.16

20.52

Jersey - Portsmouth

15.23

15.52

15.81

16.10

16.39

Jersey - St. Malo

11.39

11.61

11.83

12.05

12.26

BAF charge per lane metre (GBP)

July 2026

BAF charges

870,00-879,99

880,00-889,99

890,00-899,99

900,00-909,99

910,00-919,99

Route:

IJmuiden (Amsterdam) - Newcastle

8.31

8.47

8.62

8.78

8.94

Gothenburg/Brevik/Fredrikstad - Immingham

11.07

11.27

11.48

11.69

11.90

Gothenburg/Brevik - Ghent

11.43

11.65

11.87

12.08

12.30

Gothenburg/Fredrikstad - Zeebrugge

11.43

11.65

11.87

12.08

12.30

Cuxhaven - Immingham

10.16

10.35

10.54

10.73

10.92

Esbjerg - Immingham

8.31

8.47

8.62

8.78

8.94

Vlaardingen (Rotterdam) - Felixstowe

3.23

3.29

3.35

3.41

3.47

Vlaardingen (Rotterdam) - Immingham

4.60

4.69

4.77

4.86

4.95

Zeebrugge - Immingham

4.60

4.69

4.77

4.86

4.95

Rotterdam - Vilagarcia

15.03

15.31

15.60

15.88

16.16

Klaipeda - Fredericia/Køge

9.66

9.84

10.02

10.20

10.38

Klaipeda - Karlshamn/Trelleborg

8.26

8.42

8.57

8.73

8.88

Klaipeda - Kiel/Travemünde

14.65

14.93

15.20

15.48

15.76

Paldiski - Kapellskär

5.98

6.09

6.20

6.31

6.43

Dover - Dunkirk

2.72

2.77

2.83

2.88

2.93

Dover - Calais

2.72

2.77

2.83

2.88

2.93

Rosslare - Dunkirk

16.50

16.81

17.12

17.43

17.74

Jersey - Portsmouth

13.17

13.42

13.67

13.92

14.17

Jersey - St. Malo

9.85

10.04

10.23

10.41

10.60