Pacific Forum Line Trade Notice – Updated Bunker Adjustment Factor (BAF/LSR) and Emergency Fuel Adjustment Factor (EFAF) for August & September 2026
Dear Valued Customer,
We wish to advise our updated BAF/LSR and EFAF on PFL and Partner Operated Services, applicable for August and
September 2026:
- For Australia, New Zealand, and South Pacific to American Samoa (Pago Pago), the BAF will be effective from 01 September 2026.
- For Australia, New Zealand, and South Pacific to the Cook Islands, a BAF of 26.3% and a Currency Adjustment Factor (CAF) of 19.4% on 14th August is applicable on Base Ocean Freight.
- BAF for NZ/AU to PNG (for duration of Q3) has been communicated separately.
- EFAF will be monitored and updated as per notice from our partner service operators.
Thank you for your continued support and understanding. Should you have any further questions or queries please contact your Pacific Forum Line representative.
Sincerely,
PFL
www.pacificforumline.com
Pacific Forum Line Trade Notice – Updated Bunker Adjustment Factor (BAF/LSR) and Emergency Fuel Adjustment Factor (EFAF) for August 2026
Dear Valued Customer,
We wish to advise our updated BAF/LSR and EFAF on PFL and Partner Operated Services, applicable for August
2026 are as follows.
- For Australia, New Zealand, and South Pacific to American Samoa (Pago Pago), the BAF will be effective from 15 August 2026.
- For Australia, New Zealand, and South Pacific to the Cook Islands, a BAF of 26.3% and a Currency Adjustment Factor (CAF) of 9.4% (increasing to 19.4% on 14th August) is applicable on Base Ocean Freight.
BAF for NZ/AU to PNG has been communicated separately.
- EFAF will be monitored and updated per notice from our partner service operators.
Thank you for your continued support and understanding. Should you have any further questions or queries please contact your Pacific Forum Line representative.
Sincerely,
PFL
www.pacificforumline.com
Pacific Forum Line Trade Notice – CUSTOMER ADVISORY: Updated Container Seal Requirements in Fiji
Dear Valued Customer,
Please be advised that Fiji Ports, Fiji Revenue and Customs Service, and Biosecurity Authority Fiji have issued a joint public notice requiring that all import and export containers moving through Fiji ports must be presented with an intact seal. A copy of the official notice can be viewed below or accessed here.
In line with this requirement, PFL now requires that all containers carried on our vessels to and from Fiji, or via transshipment, must have an intact seal. This is effective immediately.
Please be aware that the Fiji authorities' container seal requirement is not limited to a specific seal type.
To ensure we are compliant with the above, and as part of our ongoing commitment to cargo security and supply chain integrity, we are reviewing our corporate requirements for container seal security. This includes assessing how we can better safeguard your cargo as it moves across our network. We will clearly communicate any policy changes once they have been finalised in the coming weeks.
Thank you for your continued support, should you have any further questions or queries please contact your PFL representative.
Sincerely,
PFL
www.pacificforumline.com
Pacific Forum Line Trade Notice – Cook Islands CABAF (Currency and Bunker Adjustment Factor) Effective 14th August 2026
Dear Valued Customer,
Due to ongoing currency fluctuations, the vessel operator to the Cook Islands has announced a 10% increase
on their Currency Adjustment factor (CAF) rate, effective from 14th August 2026.
As a slot partner, we therefore have had to revise our current CABAF (combined Currency and Bunker Adjustment Factor) for all Cook Islands cargo, also effective from 14th August 2026.
Please refer to the revised rate as below:
- Australia, New Zealand and the South Pacific to and from the Cook Islands (Rarotonga and Aitutaki):
CAF +19.4% of Ocean freight rate
BAF +26.3% of Ocean freight rate
Thank you for your continued support, should you have any further questions or queries please contact your
Pacific Forum Line representative.
Sincerely,
PFL
www.pacificforumline.com
Pacific Forum Line Trade Notice – Updated Bunker Adjustment Factor (BAF) and Emergency Fuel Adjustment Factor (EFAF) for July and August 2026
Dear Valued Customer,
We wish to advise our updated BAF and EFAF on PFL and Partner Operated Services, applicable for July and August
(to Pago Pago) 2026 are as follows.
- For Australia, New Zealand, and South Pacific to American Samoa (Pago Pago), the BAF will be effective
from 1st August 2026. - For Australia, New Zealand, and South Pacific to the Cook Islands, a BAF of 26.3% and a Currency
Adjustment Factor (CAF) of 9.4% is applicable on the Base Ocean Freight. - BAF for NZ/AU to PNG has been communicated separately.
- EFAF will be monitored and updated per notice from our partner service operators.
Thank you for your continued support and understanding. Should you have any further questions or queries please
contact your Pacific Forum Line representative.
Sincerely,
PFL
www.pacificforumline.com