Baltimore, US to Istanbul, TR (USBAL to TRIST)
Current ocean freight between Baltimore and Istanbul starts at $1,076 per 20' container and at $1,227 per 40'HC container. Transit times span 20 to 29 days under Skypace contracts with OOCL and MSC.
Published 40'HC ocean freight spans $1,227 to $2,157 across 2 carriers — a $930 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OOCL | N/A | N/A | $1,227 | TBA | $307 | N/A | Select & Quote | |
| MSC | 20 days | $2,157 | $20 | $471 | Select & Quote | |||
| MSC | 24 days | $2,157 | $20 | $471 | Select & Quote | |||
| MSC | 29 days | $2,157 | $20 | $471 | Select & Quote | |||
| MSC | 25 days | $2,157 | $20 | $471 | 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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5 sailings available · Transit: 20–29 days · 2 carriers