Chicago Rail Ramp, US to Melbourne, AU (USCHI to AUMEL)
Current ocean freight between Chicago Rail Ramp and Melbourne starts at $1,709 per 20' container and at $1,981 per 40'HC container. Transit times span 40 to 81 days under Skypace contracts with OOCL and Yang Ming.
The lowest ocean freight ($1,981 with OOCL) takes 81 days at sea, while the fastest option (40 days with OOCL) is faster — saving $137 costs 41 extra days at sea.
Today's lowest 40'HC ocean freight ($1,981) sits 24% below the $2,620 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 | 81 days | $1,981 | TBA | $698 | Select & Quote | |||
| OOCL | 67 days | $1,981 | TBA | $698 | Select & Quote | |||
| OOCL | 50 days | $2,118 | TBA | $698 | Select & Quote | |||
| OOCL | 47 days | $2,118 | TBA | $698 | Select & Quote | |||
| OOCL | 40 days | $2,118 | TBA | $698 | Select & Quote | |||
| OOCL | 50 days | $2,118 | TBA | $698 | Select & Quote | |||
| OOCL | 47 days | $2,118 | TBA | $698 | Select & Quote | |||
| OOCL | 60 days | $2,118 | TBA | $698 | Select & Quote | |||
| OOCL | N/A | N/A | $2,118 | TBA | $698 | N/A | Select & Quote | |
| Yang Ming ×4 sailings | 58 days | $3,100 | TBA | $593 | Select & Quote | |||
| Yang Ming ×2 sailings | 58 days | $3,100 | TBA | $593 | Select & Quote | |||
| Yang Ming ×2 sailings | 65 days | $3,100 | TBA | $593 | Select & Quote | |||
| Yang Ming ×2 sailings | 64 days | $3,100 | TBA | $593 | Select & Quote | |||
| Yang Ming ×2 sailings | 58 days | $3,100 | TBA | $593 | Select & Quote | |||
| Yang Ming ×2 sailings | 51 days | $3,100 | TBA | $593 | Select & Quote | |||
| Yang Ming ×2 sailings | N/A | N/A | $3,100 | TBA | $593 | N/A | Select & Quote | |
| Yang Ming | 52 days | $3,100 | TBA | $593 | Select & Quote | |||
| Yang Ming | 57 days | $3,100 | TBA | $593 | Select & Quote | |||
| Yang Ming | 48 days | $3,100 | TBA | $593 | Select & Quote | |||
| Yang Ming | 46 days | $3,100 | TBA | $593 | Select & Quote | |||
| Yang Ming | 76 days | $3,100 | TBA | $593 | Select & Quote | |||
| Yang Ming | 68 days | $3,100 | TBA | $593 | Select & Quote | |||
| Yang Ming | 51 days | $3,100 | TBA | $593 | Select & Quote | |||
| Yang Ming | 50 days | $3,100 | TBA | $593 | Select & Quote | |||
| Yang Ming | 54 days | $3,100 | TBA | $593 | Select & Quote | |||
| Yang Ming | 51 days | $3,100 | TBA | $593 | Select & Quote | |||
| Yang Ming | 65 days | $3,100 | TBA | $593 | Select & Quote | |||
| Yang Ming | 57 days | $3,100 | TBA | $593 | Select & Quote | |||
| Yang Ming | 59 days | $3,100 | TBA | $593 | Select & Quote | |||
| Yang Ming | 58 days | $3,100 | TBA | $593 | Select & Quote | |||
| Yang Ming | 57 days | $3,100 | TBA | $593 | Select & Quote | |||
| Yang Ming | 62 days | $3,100 | TBA | $593 | 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
41 sailings available · Transit: 40–81 days · 2 carriers