World’s largest container shipping company Maersk Line is planning to introduce a new fuel adjustment surcharge ahead of the 2020 sulphur cap.
全球最大的集装箱航运公司马士基航运(Maersk Line)计划在2020年实行硫上限之前，引入一项新的燃料调整附加费
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The Global sulphur cap
全球限硫令
As explained, the new Bunker Adjustment Factor (BAF) surcharge aims at recovering Maersk Line’s costs of compliance with the global sulphur cap, which mandates the use of fuel with a sulphur content of 0.5% instead of 3.5 %.
正如解释的那样，新的燃油附加费旨在收回马士基航运遵守全球硫上限的成本。全球硫上限规定，燃油的含硫量为0.5%，而非3.5%。
New regulation
新规定
Maersk is pursuing the move amid expected increasing fuel costs the industry will face due to the new regulation, which is projected to reach USD 15 billion. Maersk Line alone anticipates it will have to pay over USD 2 billion more for fuel on annual basis.
马士基正寻求采取这一行动，预计由于新规的实施，该行业将面临越来越高的燃油成本，预计将达到150亿美元。仅马士基航运公司就预计，它每年将不得不为燃油多付20亿美元。
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“We fully support the new rules. They will be a significant benefit to the environment and to human health”, says Vincent Clerc, Chief Commercial Officer, A.P. Moller – Maersk A/S.
马士基首席商务官文森特•克勒克表示，“我们完全支持新规则，它们将对环境和人类健康产生重大益处。”
Feature
特性
“The 2020 sulphur cap is a game changer for the shipping industry. Maersk preparations to comply are well underway and so are our customers’ efforts to plan ahead.
“对航运业来说，2020年的硫排放上限将改变游戏规则。马士基正在为遵守这一规定做准备，我们的客户也在努力提前计划。
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The new BAF is a simple, fair and predictable mechanism that ensures clarity for our customers in planning their supply chains for this significant shift.”
新的BAF是一种简单、公平和可预测的机制，可以确保我们的客户清楚地规划他们的供应链以应对这一重大转变。”
Fuel price
燃油价
The BAF replaces Maersk Line’s Standard Bunker Adjustment Factor (SBF) surcharge and consists of two key elements; the fuel price which is calculated as the average fuel price in key bunkering ports around the world, and a trade factor that reflects the average fuel consumption on a given trade lane.
BAF取代了马士基航运公司(Maersk Line)的标准燃油附加费，由两个关键要素组成;燃油价格是指全球主要燃料补给港的平均燃油价格，以及反映某一特定贸易航道平均燃油消耗量的贸易因素。
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Maersk Line’s BAF surcharge will be introduced on January 1, 2019, and it will be levied separately from the company’s freight rate.
马士基航运公司的BAF附加费将于2019年1月1日开始征收，附加费将与公司的运费分开征收。