Chennai, IN to Detroit, US (INMAA to USDET)
Current ocean freight between Chennai and Detroit starts at $9,642 per 20' container and at $11,452 per 40'HC container. Transit times span 44 to 61 days under Skypace contracts with ONE.
The lowest ocean freight ($11,452 with ONE) takes 61 days at sea, while the fastest option (44 days with ONE) is faster — saving $1,590 costs 17 extra days at sea.
Today's lowest 40'HC ocean freight ($11,452) sits 18% above the $9,727 average of the 5 weekly rate checks recorded since May 18, 2026.
Rates checked on Sep 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 | Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ONE | 61 days | $11,452 | $117 | $442 | Select & Quote | |||
| ONE | 44 days | $13,042 | $117 | $300 | Select & Quote | |||
| ONE Alt POL | N/A | N/A | $11,452 | $119 | $442 | 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.
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3 sailings available · Transit: 44–61 days · 1 carrier