Baltimore, US to Qingdao (Sd), CN (USBAL to CNQIN)
Current ocean freight between Baltimore and Qingdao (Sd) starts at $326 per 20' container and at $280 per 40'HC container. Transit times span 35 to 47 days under Skypace contracts with CMA CGM, OOCL and 2 other carriers.
The lowest ocean freight ($280 with CMA CGM) takes 43 days at sea, while the fastest option (35 days with Evergreen) is faster — saving $320 costs 8 extra days at sea.
Today's lowest 40'HC ocean freight ($280) sits 48% below the $543 average of the 4 weekly rate checks recorded since Aug 11, 2026.
Rates checked on Oct 16, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CMA CGM | 43 days | $280 | TBA | TBA | Select next steps | |||
| CMA CGM | 36 days | $280 | TBA | TBA | Select next steps | |||
| OOCL | N/A | N/A | $358 | TBA | $3 | N/A | Select next steps | |
| Evergreen | 43 days | $600 | TBA | TBA | Select next steps | |||
| Evergreen | 36 days | $600 | TBA | TBA | Select next steps | |||
| Evergreen | 35 days | $600 | TBA | TBA | Select next steps | |||
| ZIM | 46 days | $680 | TBA | TBA | Select next steps | |||
| ZIM | 42 days | $680 | TBA | TBA | Select next steps | |||
| ZIM | 47 days | $680 | TBA | TBA | Select next steps |
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
9 sailings available · Transit: 35–47 days · 4 carriers