Charleston, US to Maracaibo, VE (USCHS to VEMAR)
Current ocean freight between Charleston and Maracaibo starts at $2,741 per 20' container and at $3,009 per 40'HC container. Transit times span 19 to 38 days under Skypace contracts with Maersk and ZIM.
An alternative-port routing (Alt POL, ZIM) is filed at $6,859 ocean freight — $3,850 above the lowest ocean freight rate for the route between Charleston and Maracaibo.
Published 40'HC ocean freight spans $3,009 to $6,859 across 2 carriers — a $3,850 spread.
Rates checked on Sep 16, 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 | 23 days | $3,009 | $15 | $670 | Select & Quote | |||
| ZIM | 27 days | $6,859 | $45 | $270 | Select & Quote | |||
| ZIM | 38 days | $6,859 | $45 | $270 | Select & Quote | |||
| ZIM Alt POL | 19 days | $6,859 | $45 | $270 | Select & Quote | |||
| ZIM Alt POL | 19 days | $6,859 | $45 | $270 | Select & Quote | |||
| ZIM Alt POL | 26 days | $6,859 | $45 | $270 | Select & Quote | |||
| ZIM Alt POL | 25 days | $6,859 | $45 | $270 | Select & Quote | |||
| ZIM Alt POL | 32 days | $6,859 | $45 | $270 | Select & Quote | |||
| ZIM Alt POL | N/A | N/A | $6,859 | $45 | $270 | N/A | 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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9 sailings available · Transit: 19–38 days · 2 carriers