Chicago Rail Ramp, US to Brisbane, AU (USCHI to AUBNE)
Current ocean freight between Chicago Rail Ramp and Brisbane starts at $1,389 per 20' container and at $1,981 per 40'HC container. Transit times span 41 to 76 days under Skypace contracts with OOCL, CMA CGM and 1 other carrier.
The lowest ocean freight ($1,981 with OOCL) takes 76 days at sea, while the fastest option (41 days with CMA CGM) is faster — saving $97 costs 35 extra days at sea.
Today's lowest 40'HC ocean freight ($1,981) sits 18% below the $2,405 average of the 6 weekly rate checks recorded since Mar 2, 2026.
Rates checked on Sep 4, 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 | 76 days | $1,981 | TBA | $661 | Select & Quote | |||
| OOCL | 73 days | $1,981 | TBA | $661 | Select & Quote | |||
| OOCL | N/A | N/A | $1,981 | TBA | $661 | N/A | Select & Quote | |
| CMA CGM | 41 days | $2,078 | $970 | $722 | Select & Quote | |||
| CMA CGM | 41 days | $2,078 | $945 | $722 | Select & Quote | |||
| CMA CGM | 41 days | $2,078 | $945 | $722 | Select & Quote | |||
| OOCL | 55 days | $2,118 | TBA | $661 | Select & Quote | |||
| OOCL | 53 days | $2,118 | TBA | $661 | Select & Quote | |||
| OOCL | 46 days | $2,118 | TBA | $661 | Select & Quote | |||
| OOCL | 55 days | $2,118 | TBA | $661 | Select & Quote | |||
| OOCL | 53 days | $2,118 | TBA | $661 | Select & Quote | |||
| OOCL | 55 days | $2,118 | TBA | $661 | Select & Quote | |||
| Yang Ming | N/A | N/A | $3,100 | TBA | $514 | 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
13 sailings available · Transit: 41–76 days · 3 carriers