Chicago Rail Ramp, US to Adelaide, AU (USCHI to AUADL)
Current ocean freight between Chicago Rail Ramp and Adelaide starts at $1,259 per 20' container and at $2,205 per 40'HC container. Transit times span 41 to 80 days under Skypace contracts with Hapag-Lloyd, MSC and 1 other carrier.
Today's lowest 40'HC ocean freight ($2,205) sits 21% below the $2,788 average of the 7 weekly rate checks recorded since May 25, 2026.
Published 40'HC ocean freight spans $2,205 to $3,548 across 3 carriers — a $1,343 spread.
Rates checked on Oct 17, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hapag-Lloyd | 41 days | $2,205 | $2,066 | $751 | Select next steps | |||
| MSC | N/A | N/A | $2,220 | $955 | $645 | N/A | Select next steps | |
| OOCL | N/A | N/A | $2,282 | TBA | $591 | N/A | Select next steps | |
| OOCL | 80 days | $2,299 | TBA | $591 | Select next steps | |||
| OOCL | 66 days | $2,299 | TBA | $591 | Select next steps | |||
| OOCL | 80 days | $2,299 | TBA | $591 | Select next steps | |||
| OOCL | 80 days | $2,299 | TBA | $591 | Select next steps | |||
| OOCL | 73 days | $2,299 | TBA | $591 | Select next steps | |||
| OOCL | 80 days | $2,299 | TBA | $591 | Select next steps | |||
| OOCL | 73 days | $2,299 | TBA | $591 | Select next steps | |||
| OOCL | 80 days | $2,299 | TBA | $591 | Select next steps | |||
| OOCL | 73 days | $2,299 | TBA | $591 | Select next steps | |||
| Hapag-Lloyd | 41 days | $2,405 | $2,066 | $751 | Select next steps | |||
| OOCL | 66 days | $3,548 | TBA | $591 | Select next steps | |||
| OOCL | 66 days | $3,548 | TBA | $591 | Select next steps | |||
| OOCL | 66 days | $3,548 | TBA | $591 | Select next steps | |||
| OOCL | 66 days | $3,548 | TBA | $591 | Select next steps | |||
| OOCL | 66 days | $3,548 | TBA | $591 | Select 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.
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18 sailings available · Transit: 41–80 days · 3 carriers