Boston, US to Chennai, IN (USBOS to INMAA)
Current ocean freight between Boston and Chennai starts at $1,730 per 20' container and at $2,150 per 40'HC container. Transit times span 51 to 77 days under Skypace contracts with Evergreen and 2 other carriers.
Today's lowest 40'HC ocean freight ($2,150) sits 45% below the $3,945 average of the 3 weekly rate checks recorded since Aug 21, 2026.
An alternative-port routing (Alt POD, OOCL) is filed at $2,373 ocean freight — $223 above the lowest ocean freight rate for the route between Boston and Chennai.
Rates checked on Oct 1, 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 | $2,150 | TBA | $107 | N/A | Select & Quote | |
| Evergreen | 66 days | $2,250 | TBA | $107 | Select & Quote | |||
| Evergreen | 58 days | $2,250 | TBA | $107 | Select & Quote | |||
| Evergreen | 52 days | $2,250 | TBA | $107 | Select & Quote | |||
| Evergreen | 51 days | $2,250 | TBA | $107 | Select & Quote | |||
| Evergreen | 63 days | $2,250 | TBA | $107 | Select & Quote | |||
| Evergreen | 62 days | $2,250 | TBA | $107 | Select & Quote | |||
| OOCL Alt POD | N/A | N/A | $2,373 | TBA | $55 | N/A | Select & Quote | |
| OOCL Alt POL/POD | N/A | N/A | $2,373 | TBA | $55 | N/A | Select & Quote | |
| MSC Alt POD | 77 days | $6,060 | TBA | $112 | Select & Quote | |||
| MSC Alt POD | 73 days | $6,060 | TBA | $112 | Select & Quote | |||
| MSC Alt POD | 66 days | $6,060 | TBA | $112 | Select & Quote | |||
| MSC Alt POD | 62 days | $6,060 | TBA | $112 | Select & Quote | |||
| MSC Alt POD | 65 days | $6,060 | TBA | $112 | Select & Quote | |||
| MSC Alt POD | N/A | N/A | $6,060 | TBA | $112 | N/A | Select & Quote | |
| MSC Alt POD | 65 days | $6,130 | TBA | $112 | Select & Quote | |||
| MSC Alt POD | 67 days | $6,130 | TBA | $112 | Select & Quote | |||
| MSC Alt POD | 65 days | $6,130 | TBA | $112 | Select & Quote | |||
| MSC Alt POD | 64 days | $6,130 | 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
19 sailings available · Transit: 51–77 days · 3 carriers