Chicago Rail Ramp, US to Fremantle, AU (USCHI to AUFRE)
Current ocean freight between Chicago Rail Ramp and Fremantle starts at $1,480 per 20' container and at $1,981 per 40'HC container. Transit times span 49 to 67 days under Skypace contracts with OOCL and MSC.
The lowest ocean freight ($1,981 with OOCL) takes 67 days at sea, while the fastest option (49 days with OOCL) is faster — saving $137 costs 18 extra days at sea.
Today's lowest 40'HC ocean freight ($1,981) sits 11% below the $2,217 average of the 5 weekly rate checks recorded since May 25, 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 | 67 days | $1,981 | TBA | $665 | Select & Quote | |||
| OOCL | 53 days | $2,118 | TBA | $665 | Select & Quote | |||
| OOCL | 49 days | $2,118 | TBA | $665 | Select & Quote | |||
| OOCL | N/A | N/A | $2,118 | TBA | $665 | N/A | Select & Quote | |
| MSC | N/A | N/A | $2,180 | $935 | $647 | 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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5 sailings available · Transit: 49–67 days · 2 carriers