Charlotte, US to Jebel Ali, AE (USCLT to AEJEA)
Current ocean freight between Charlotte and Jebel Ali starts at $4,465 per 20' container and at $6,780 per 40'HC container. Transit time is 48 days under Skypace contracts with CMA CGM and 1 other carrier.
Today's lowest 40'HC ocean freight ($6,780) sits 20% below the $8,525 average of the 5 weekly rate checks recorded since May 21, 2026.
An alternative-port routing (Alt POL, MSC) is filed at $10,086 ocean freight — $3,306 above the lowest ocean freight rate for the route between Charlotte and Jebel Ali.
Rates checked on Aug 31, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CMA CGM | 48 days | $6,780 | $630 | $364 | Select & Quote | |||
| MSC Alt POL | N/A | N/A | $10,086 | TBA | $3,529 | 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.
Rates last fetched on
2 sailings available · Transit: 48–48 days · 2 carriers