Buenos Aires, AR to Charleston, US (ARBUE to USCHS)
Current ocean freight between Buenos Aires and Charleston starts at $3,495 per 20' container and at $3,645 per 40'HC container. Transit times span 28 to 42 days under Skypace contracts with Maersk, Hapag-Lloyd and 1 other carrier.
An alternative-port routing (Alt POD, CMA CGM) is filed at $3,714 ocean freight — $69 above the lowest ocean freight rate for the route between Buenos Aires and Charleston.
Published 40'HC ocean freight spans $3,645 to $4,518 across 2 carriers — a $873 spread.
Rates checked on Sep 23, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maersk | 28 days | $3,645 | $554 | $40 | Select & Quote | |||
| Hapag-Lloyd | N/A | N/A | $4,518 | $412 | $28 | N/A | Select & Quote | |
| CMA CGM Alt POD | 39 days | $3,714 | $485 | $59 | Select & Quote | |||
| CMA CGM Alt POD | 39 days | $3,714 | $485 | $59 | Select & Quote | |||
| CMA CGM Alt POD | 40 days | $3,714 | $485 | $59 | Select & Quote | |||
| Hapag-Lloyd Alt POD | 42 days | $4,018 | $412 | $28 | Select & Quote | |||
| Maersk Alt POD | 34 days | $6,210 | $554 | $40 | 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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7 sailings available · Transit: 28–42 days · 3 carriers