Baltimore, US to Chennai, IN (USBAL to INMAA)
Current ocean freight between Baltimore and Chennai starts at $1,680 per 20' container and at $2,200 per 40'HC container. Transit times span 54 to 75 days under Skypace contracts with Evergreen and 2 other carriers.
An alternative-port routing (Alt POD, OOCL) is filed at $1,960 ocean freight — $240 below the lowest ocean freight rate for the route between Baltimore and Chennai.
Published 40'HC ocean freight spans $2,200 to $2,400 across 1 carrier — a $200 spread.
Rates checked on Aug 21, 2026.
Each rate below is broken into its price components: ocean freight, origin terminal charges and destination terminal charges, in USD per container. The freight column covers ocean carriage of a 40'HC container only — any component a carrier has not published is shown as TBA, never estimated or silently bundled.
| Carrier | Departure | Transit | Ocean freight (40'HC) | Origin charges | Destination charges | Port cutoff | Valid until | Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Evergreen | N/A | N/A | $2,200 | TBA | $108 | N/A | Select & Quote | |
| Evergreen | 64 days | $2,400 | TBA | $108 | Select & Quote | |||
| Evergreen | 56 days | $2,400 | TBA | $108 | Select & Quote | |||
| Evergreen | 54 days | $2,400 | TBA | $108 | Select & Quote | |||
| Evergreen | 56 days | $2,400 | TBA | $108 | Select & Quote | |||
| Evergreen | 59 days | $2,400 | TBA | $108 | Select & Quote | |||
| Evergreen | 55 days | $2,400 | TBA | $108 | Select & Quote | |||
| Evergreen | 60 days | $2,400 | TBA | $108 | Select & Quote | |||
| OOCL Alt POD | N/A | N/A | $1,960 | TBA | $55 | N/A | Select & Quote | |
| MSC Alt POD | 66 days | $3,940 | TBA | $112 | Select & Quote | |||
| MSC Alt POD | 69 days | $3,940 | TBA | $112 | Select & Quote | |||
| MSC Alt POD | 75 days | $3,940 | TBA | $112 | Select & Quote | |||
| MSC Alt POD | 66 days | $3,940 | TBA | $112 | Select & Quote | |||
| MSC Alt POD | 75 days | $3,940 | TBA | $112 | Select & Quote | |||
| MSC Alt POD | N/A | N/A | $3,940 | TBA | $112 | N/A | Select & Quote |
Some sailings are filed via a nearby alternative port and are marked Alt POL (origin side), Alt POD (destination side) or Alt POL/POD. Prices on such rows apply to that alternative routing, not to this page's primary port pair.
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15 sailings available · Transit: 54–75 days · 3 carriers