Boston, US to Chennai, IN (USBOS to INMAA)
Current ocean freight between Boston and Chennai starts at $1,780 per 20' container and at $2,300 per 40'HC container. Transit times span 53 to 85 days under Skypace contracts with Evergreen and 2 other carriers.
An alternative-port routing (Alt POL/POD, OOCL) is filed at $2,355 ocean freight — $55 above the lowest ocean freight rate for the route between Boston and Chennai.
Published 40'HC ocean freight spans $2,300 to $2,400 across 1 carrier — a $100 spread.
Rates checked on Aug 27, 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 | $2,300 | TBA | $108 | N/A | Select & Quote | |
| Evergreen | 53 days | $2,400 | TBA | $108 | Select & Quote | |||
| Evergreen | 57 days | $2,400 | TBA | $108 | Select & Quote | |||
| Evergreen | 59 days | $2,400 | TBA | $108 | Select & Quote | |||
| Evergreen | 63 days | $2,400 | TBA | $108 | Select & Quote | |||
| Evergreen | 61 days | $2,400 | TBA | $108 | Select & Quote | |||
| Evergreen | 57 days | $2,400 | TBA | $108 | Select & Quote | |||
| Evergreen | 69 days | $2,400 | TBA | $108 | Select & Quote | |||
| OOCL Alt POL/POD | N/A | N/A | $2,355 | TBA | $55 | N/A | Select & Quote | |
| MSC Alt POD | 85 days | $6,000 | TBA | $112 | Select & Quote | |||
| MSC Alt POD | 74 days | $6,000 | TBA | $112 | Select & Quote | |||
| MSC Alt POD | 73 days | $6,000 | TBA | $112 | Select & Quote | |||
| MSC Alt POD | 77 days | $6,000 | TBA | $112 | Select & Quote | |||
| MSC Alt POD | N/A | N/A | $6,000 | TBA | $112 | N/A | Select & Quote | |
| MSC Alt POD | 80 days | $6,070 | 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.
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15 sailings available · Transit: 53–85 days · 3 carriers