Baltimore, US to Chennai, IN (USBAL to INMAA)
Current ocean freight between Baltimore and Chennai starts at $1,630 per 20' container and at $2,050 per 40'HC container. Transit times span 28 to 70 days under Skypace contracts with Evergreen and 2 other carriers.
Today's lowest 40'HC ocean freight ($2,050) sits 32% below the $3,027 average of the 3 weekly rate checks recorded since Aug 21, 2026.
An alternative-port routing (Alt POD, OOCL) is filed at $1,978 ocean freight — $72 below the lowest ocean freight rate for the route between Baltimore and Chennai.
Rates checked on Sep 28, 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 | $2,050 | TBA | $108 | N/A | Select & Quote | |
| Evergreen | 60 days | $2,250 | TBA | $108 | Select & Quote | |||
| Evergreen | 58 days | $2,250 | TBA | $108 | Select & Quote | |||
| Evergreen | 51 days | $2,250 | TBA | $108 | Select & Quote | |||
| Evergreen | 50 days | $2,250 | TBA | $108 | Select & Quote | |||
| Evergreen | 64 days | $2,250 | TBA | $108 | Select & Quote | |||
| Evergreen | 54 days | $2,250 | TBA | $108 | Select & Quote | |||
| OOCL Alt POD | N/A | N/A | $1,978 | TBA | $55 | N/A | Select & Quote | |
| MSC Alt POD | 63 days | $4,000 | TBA | $112 | Select & Quote | |||
| MSC Alt POD | 57 days | $4,000 | TBA | $112 | Select & Quote | |||
| MSC Alt POD | 28 days | $4,000 | TBA | $112 | Select & Quote | |||
| MSC Alt POD | 70 days | $4,000 | TBA | $112 | Select & Quote | |||
| MSC Alt POD | 65 days | $4,000 | TBA | $112 | Select & Quote | |||
| MSC Alt POD | 31 days | $4,000 | TBA | $112 | Select & Quote | |||
| MSC Alt POD | 59 days | $4,000 | TBA | $112 | Select & Quote | |||
| MSC Alt POD | 31 days | $4,000 | TBA | $112 | Select & Quote | |||
| MSC Alt POD | 55 days | $4,000 | TBA | $112 | Select & Quote | |||
| MSC Alt POD | N/A | N/A | $4,000 | TBA | $112 | N/A | Select & Quote | |
| MSC Alt POD | 31 days | $4,070 | TBA | $112 | Select & Quote | |||
| MSC Alt POD | 58 days | $4,070 | TBA | $112 | Select & Quote | |||
| MSC Alt POD | 31 days | $4,070 | TBA | $112 | Select & Quote | |||
| MSC Alt POD | 35 days | $4,070 | TBA | $112 | 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.
Rates last fetched on
22 sailings available · Transit: 28–70 days · 3 carriers