Charlotte, US to Istanbul, TR (USCLT to TRIST)
Current ocean freight between Charlotte and Istanbul starts at $696 per 20' container and at $892 per 40'HC container. Transit time is 21 days under Skypace contracts with OOCL and 1 other carrier.
Today's lowest 40'HC ocean freight ($892) sits 23% above the $726 average of the 3 weekly rate checks recorded since Aug 21, 2026.
An alternative-port routing (Alt POL, OOCL) is filed at $492 ocean freight — $400 below the lowest ocean freight rate for the route between Charlotte and Istanbul.
Rates checked on Oct 1, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OOCL | N/A | N/A | $892 | TBA | $307 | N/A | Select & Quote | |
| OOCL Alt POL | N/A | N/A | $492 | TBA | $307 | N/A | Select & Quote | |
| Maersk Alt POL/POD | 21 days | $1,051 | $15 | $480 | Select & Quote | |||
| Maersk Alt POL/POD | 21 days | $1,051 | $15 | $480 | Select & Quote | |||
| Maersk Alt POL/POD | 21 days | $1,051 | $15 | $480 | Select & Quote | |||
| Maersk Alt POL/POD | 21 days | $1,051 | $15 | $480 | 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.
Rates last fetched on
6 sailings available · Transit: 21–21 days · 2 carriers