Bremerhaven, DE to Charlotte, US (DEBRV to USCLT)
Current ocean freight between Bremerhaven and Charlotte starts at $2,455 per 20' container and at $2,935 per 40'HC container. Transit times span 20 to 28 days under Skypace contracts with OOCL, CMA CGM and 1 other carrier.
The lowest ocean freight ($2,935 with OOCL) takes 28 days at sea, while the fastest option (25 days with CMA CGM) is faster — saving $751 costs 3 extra days at sea.
Today's lowest 40'HC ocean freight ($2,935) sits 34% below the $4,422 average of the 3 weekly rate checks recorded since May 24, 2026.
Rates checked on Jul 25, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OOCL | 28 days | $2,935 | TBA | TBA | |||
| OOCL | 28 days | $2,935 | TBA | TBA | |||
| OOCL | 28 days | $2,935 | TBA | TBA | |||
| OOCL | 28 days | $2,935 | TBA | TBA | |||
| CMA CGM | 25 days | $3,686 | TBA | $775 | |||
| Evergreen Alt POD | 22 days | $2,487 | TBA | TBA | |||
| Evergreen Alt POD | 23 days | $2,487 | TBA | TBA | |||
| CMA CGM Alt POD | 20 days | $3,686 | TBA | TBA |
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
8 sailings available · Transit: 20–28 days · 3 carriers