Charleston, US to Rotterdam, NL (USCHS to NLRTM)
Current ocean freight between Charleston and Rotterdam starts at $256 per 20' container and at $337 per 40'HC container. Transit times span 16 to 30 days under Skypace contracts with OOCL, CMA CGM and 1 other carrier.
Today's lowest 40'HC ocean freight ($337) sits 55% below the $750 average of the 3 weekly rate checks recorded since May 27, 2026.
An alternative-port routing (Alt POL/POD, OOCL) is filed at $287 ocean freight — $50 below the lowest ocean freight rate for the route between Charleston and Rotterdam.
Rates checked on Jul 25, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OOCL | 23 days | $337 | TBA | $310 | |||
| OOCL | N/A | N/A | $337 | TBA | $310 | N/A | |
| CMA CGM | 22 days | $513 | TBA | $298 | |||
| CMA CGM | 23 days | $513 | TBA | $298 | |||
| CMA CGM | 24 days | $513 | TBA | $298 | |||
| CMA CGM | 23 days | $1,627 | $19 | $298 | |||
| OOCL Alt POL/POD | 17 days | $287 | TBA | $310 | |||
| OOCL Alt POL/POD | 18 days | $287 | TBA | $310 | |||
| OOCL Alt POL/POD | 18 days | $287 | TBA | $310 | |||
| OOCL Alt POD | 21 days | $337 | TBA | $310 | |||
| OOCL Alt POL/POD | 17 days | $337 | TBA | $310 | |||
| OOCL Alt POL/POD | 16 days | $337 | TBA | $310 | |||
| OOCL Alt POD | 23 days | $337 | TBA | $310 | |||
| OOCL Alt POD | 24 days | $337 | TBA | $310 | |||
| OOCL Alt POD | 24 days | $337 | TBA | $310 | |||
| OOCL Alt POL/POD | 24 days | $687 | TBA | $310 | |||
| OOCL Alt POL/POD | 24 days | $687 | TBA | $310 | |||
| OOCL Alt POL/POD | 24 days | $687 | TBA | $310 | |||
| OOCL Alt POL/POD | 24 days | $737 | TBA | $310 | |||
| OOCL Alt POL/POD | 26 days | $737 | TBA | $310 | |||
| OOCL Alt POL/POD | 26 days | $737 | TBA | $310 | |||
| OOCL Alt POL/POD | 26 days | $737 | TBA | $310 | |||
| OOCL Alt POL/POD | 30 days | $737 | TBA | $310 | |||
| OOCL Alt POL/POD | 26 days | $787 | TBA | $310 | |||
| OOCL Alt POL/POD | 24 days | $793 | TBA | $310 | |||
| MSC Alt POL/POD | 17 days | $1,047 | $20 | $346 |
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
26 sailings available · Transit: 16–30 days · 3 carriers