Charleston to Rotterdam

Charleston, US to Rotterdam, NL (USCHS to NLRTM)

Current ocean freight between Charleston and Rotterdam starts at $306 per 20' container and at $383 per 40'HC container. Transit times span 13 to 31 days under Skypace contracts with Maersk, OOCL and 3 other carriers.

The lowest ocean freight ($383 with Maersk) takes 23 days at sea, while the fastest option (19 days with OOCL) is faster — saving $64 costs 4 extra days at sea.

Today's lowest 40'HC ocean freight ($383) sits 46% below the $706 average of the 7 weekly rate checks recorded since May 27, 2026.

Rates checked on Oct 17, 2026.

Current sailings

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.

CarrierDepartureTransitOcean freight (40'HC)Origin chargesDestination chargesPort cutoffValid untilAction
Maersk23 days$383$15$369Select next steps
OOCL21 days$387TBA$307Select next steps
OOCLN/AN/A$387TBA$307N/ASelect next steps
OOCL19 days$447TBA$307Select next steps
OOCL21 days$447TBA$307Select next steps
OOCL24 days$447TBA$307Select next steps
OOCL23 days$447TBA$307Select next steps
OOCL23 days$447TBA$307Select next steps
Hapag-Lloyd24 days$732$8$383Select next steps
CMA CGM20 days$764TBA$295Select next steps
CMA CGM21 days$764TBA$295Select next steps
CMA CGM24 days$764TBA$295Select next steps
Hapag-Lloyd Alt POD22 days$92$8$353Select next steps
OOCL Alt POD19 days$337TBA$307Select next steps
OOCL Alt POL/POD15 days$337TBA$307Select next steps
OOCL Alt PODN/AN/A$337TBA$307N/ASelect next steps
CMA CGM Alt POL/POD18 days$350$19TBASelect next steps
CMA CGM Alt POD18 days$350TBATBASelect next steps
CMA CGM Alt POL/POD15 days$350$19TBASelect next steps
CMA CGM Alt POD19 days$350TBATBASelect next steps
CMA CGM Alt POL/POD17 days$350$19TBASelect next steps
CMA CGM Alt POD22 days$350TBATBASelect next steps
CMA CGM Alt POL/POD18 days$350$19TBASelect next steps
Maersk Alt POL/POD22 days$363$15$764Select next steps
Maersk Alt POL20 days$363$15$369Select next steps
Maersk Alt POL/POD17 days$363$15$404Select next steps
Maersk Alt POL/POD17 days$383$15$404Select next steps
Maersk Alt POL20 days$383$15$369Select next steps
Maersk Alt POD21 days$383$15$404Select next steps
Maersk Alt POD26 days$383$15$764Select next steps
OOCL Alt POL16 days$387TBA$307Select next steps
OOCL Alt POD18 days$397TBA$307Select next steps
OOCL Alt POL/POD15 days$397TBA$307Select next steps
OOCL Alt POD19 days$397TBA$307Select next steps
OOCL Alt POL/POD15 days$397TBA$307Select next steps
OOCL Alt POD22 days$397TBA$307Select next steps
OOCL Alt POL/POD18 days$397TBA$307Select next steps
OOCL Alt POD22 days$397TBA$307Select next steps
OOCL Alt POL/POD18 days$397TBA$307Select next steps
OOCL Alt POD22 days$397TBA$307Select next steps
OOCL Alt POL16 days$447TBA$307Select next steps
OOCL Alt POL17 days$447TBA$307Select next steps
OOCL Alt POL19 days$447TBA$307Select next steps
OOCL Alt POL19 days$447TBA$307Select next steps
Hapag-Lloyd Alt POD21 days$617$8$430Select next steps
Hapag-Lloyd Alt POL/POD17 days$617$8$430Select next steps
Hapag-Lloyd Alt POD21 days$617$8$430Select next steps
Hapag-Lloyd Alt POL/POD17 days$617$8$430Select next steps
Hapag-Lloyd Alt POD21 days$617$8$430Select next steps
Hapag-Lloyd Alt POD26 days$732$8$743Select next steps
Hapag-Lloyd Alt POL19 days$732$8$383Select next steps
Hapag-Lloyd Alt POD26 days$732$8$743Select next steps
Hapag-Lloyd Alt POL19 days$732$8$383Select next steps
Hapag-Lloyd Alt POD24 days$732$8$743Select next steps
Hapag-Lloyd Alt POL20 days$732$8$383Select next steps
Hapag-Lloyd Alt POD26 days$732$8$743Select next steps
Hapag-Lloyd Alt POL19 days$732$8$383Select next steps
OOCL Alt POL/PODN/AN/A$737TBA$307N/ASelect next steps
CMA CGM Alt POL19 days$764TBA$295Select next steps
CMA CGM Alt POL17 days$764TBA$295Select next steps
CMA CGM Alt POL18 days$764TBA$295Select next steps
CMA CGM Alt POL20 days$764TBA$295Select next steps
OOCL Alt POLN/AN/A$787TBA$307N/ASelect next steps
OOCL Alt POL/POD18 days$797TBA$307Select next steps
OOCL Alt POL/POD24 days$797TBA$307Select next steps
OOCL Alt POL/POD24 days$797TBA$307Select next steps
OOCL Alt POL/POD24 days$797TBA$307Select next steps
OOCL Alt POL/POD24 days$797TBA$307Select next steps
OOCL Alt POL/POD20 days$847TBA$307Select next steps
OOCL Alt POL/POD26 days$847TBA$307Select next steps
OOCL Alt POL20 days$847TBA$307Select next steps
OOCL Alt POL26 days$847TBA$307Select next steps
OOCL Alt POL/POD26 days$847TBA$307Select next steps
OOCL Alt POL26 days$847TBA$307Select next steps
OOCL Alt POL/POD26 days$847TBA$307Select next steps
OOCL Alt POL26 days$847TBA$307Select next steps
OOCL Alt POL/POD26 days$847TBA$307Select next steps
OOCL Alt POL26 days$847TBA$307Select next steps
OOCL Alt POL/POD30 days$847TBA$307Select next steps
Hapag-Lloyd Alt POL20 days$849$8$460Select next steps
OOCL Alt POL22 days$897TBA$307Select next steps
OOCL Alt POL28 days$897TBA$307Select next steps
OOCL Alt POL28 days$897TBA$307Select next steps
OOCL Alt POL28 days$897TBA$307Select next steps
OOCL Alt POL28 days$897TBA$307Select next steps
OOCL Alt POL31 days$897TBA$307Select next steps
Hapag-Lloyd Alt POL20 days$904$8$460Select next steps
MSC Alt POL17 days$1,107$20$343Select next steps
MSC Alt POD15 days$1,107$20$352Select next steps
MSC Alt POL17 days$1,107$20$343Select next steps
MSC Alt POD13 days$1,107$20$352Select 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.

Rates last fetched on

91 sailings available · Transit: 13–31 days · 5 carriers

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