Charleston, US to Montevideo, UY (USCHS to UYMVD)
Current ocean freight between Charleston and Montevideo starts at $736 per 20' container and at $1,387 per 40'HC container. Transit times span 24 to 51 days under Skypace contracts with ZIM and Hapag-Lloyd.
An alternative-port routing (Alt POL, Hapag-Lloyd) is filed at $982 ocean freight — $405 below the lowest ocean freight rate for the route between Charleston and Montevideo.
Published 40'HC ocean freight spans $1,387 to $1,420 across 2 carriers — a $33 spread.
Rates checked on Oct 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ZIM | N/A | N/A | $1,387 | $45 | $352 | N/A | Select next steps | |
| Hapag-Lloyd | 25 days | $1,420 | TBA | $600 | Select next steps | |||
| Hapag-Lloyd Alt POL | 35 days | $982 | TBA | $600 | Select next steps | |||
| ZIM Alt POL ×2 sailings | N/A | N/A | $1,387 | $45 | $352 | N/A | Select next steps | |
| Hapag-Lloyd Alt POL | 51 days | $1,470 | $895 | $600 | Select next steps | |||
| Hapag-Lloyd Alt POL | 24 days | $1,724 | TBA | $600 | Select next steps | |||
| Hapag-Lloyd Alt POL | 35 days | $1,724 | TBA | $600 | Select next steps | |||
| Hapag-Lloyd Alt POL | 24 days | $1,724 | TBA | $600 | Select next steps | |||
| Hapag-Lloyd Alt POL | 35 days | $1,724 | TBA | $600 | Select next steps | |||
| ZIM Alt POL | N/A | N/A | $1,868 | $45 | $352 | N/A | Select next steps |
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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11 sailings available · Transit: 24–51 days · 2 carriers