Chicago Rail Ramp, US to Rotterdam, NL (USCHI to NLRTM)
Current ocean freight between Chicago Rail Ramp and Rotterdam starts at $634 per 20' container and at $718 per 40'HC container. Transit times span 28 to 34 days under Skypace contracts with OOCL and CMA CGM.
Today's lowest 40'HC ocean freight ($718) sits 24% below the $946 average of the 5 weekly rate checks recorded since May 27, 2026.
An alternative-port routing (Alt POD, CMA CGM) is filed at $597 ocean freight — $121 below the lowest ocean freight rate for the route between Chicago Rail Ramp and Rotterdam.
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 | N/A | N/A | $718 | TBA | $317 | N/A | Select & Quote | |
| OOCL | 34 days | $768 | TBA | $317 | Select & Quote | |||
| OOCL | 34 days | $768 | TBA | $317 | Select & Quote | |||
| CMA CGM | 32 days | $1,664 | $964 | $305 | Select & Quote | |||
| CMA CGM | 32 days | $1,664 | $964 | $305 | Select & Quote | |||
| CMA CGM | 30 days | $1,680 | $989 | $305 | Select & Quote | |||
| CMA CGM | 32 days | $1,680 | $989 | $305 | Select & Quote | |||
| CMA CGM Alt POD | 32 days | $597 | $895 | $305 | Select & Quote | |||
| CMA CGM Alt POD | 29 days | $597 | $895 | $305 | Select & Quote | |||
| CMA CGM Alt POD | 28 days | $613 | $930 | $305 | Select & Quote | |||
| CMA CGM Alt POD | 29 days | $613 | $930 | $305 | 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
11 sailings available · Transit: 28–34 days · 2 carriers