Bremerhaven, DE to Houston, US (DEBRV to USHOU)
Current ocean freight between Bremerhaven and Houston starts at $2,328 per 20' container and at $2,600 per 40'HC container. Transit times span 21 to 24 days under Skypace contracts with CMA CGM and OOCL.
The lowest ocean freight ($2,600 with CMA CGM) takes 24 days at sea, while the fastest option (21 days with OOCL) is faster — saving $248 costs 3 extra days at sea.
Today's lowest 40'HC ocean freight ($2,600) sits 22% below the $3,350 average of the 4 weekly rate checks recorded since Jun 18, 2026.
Rates checked on Sep 4, 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 | 24 days | $2,600 | TBA | TBA | Select & Quote | |||
| CMA CGM | 24 days | $2,600 | TBA | TBA | Select & Quote | |||
| OOCL | 21 days | $2,848 | TBA | $63 | Select & Quote | |||
| OOCL | 24 days | $2,848 | TBA | $63 | Select & Quote | |||
| OOCL | N/A | N/A | $2,848 | TBA | $63 | N/A | Select & Quote | |
| CMA CGM | 24 days | $3,000 | TBA | TBA | 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
6 sailings available · Transit: 21–24 days · 3 carriers