Chicago, US to Chennai, IN (USCHI to INMAA)
Current ocean freight between Chicago and Chennai starts at $2,080 per 20' container and at $2,500 per 40'HC container. Transit times span 49 to 73 days under Skypace contracts with Evergreen, Yang Ming and 3 other carriers.
An alternative-port routing (Alt POD, OOCL) is filed at $2,135 ocean freight — $365 below the lowest ocean freight rate for the route between Chicago and Chennai.
Published 40'HC ocean freight spans $2,500 to $3,455 across 3 carriers — a $955 spread.
Rates checked on Aug 27, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Evergreen | N/A | N/A | $2,500 | TBA | $108 | N/A | Select & Quote | |
| Yang Ming ×2 sailings | 62 days | $3,320 | TBA | $138 | Select & Quote | |||
| Yang Ming ×2 sailings | 56 days | $3,320 | TBA | $168 | Select & Quote | |||
| Yang Ming ×2 sailings | 73 days | $3,320 | TBA | $138 | Select & Quote | |||
| Yang Ming ×2 sailings | 53 days | $3,320 | TBA | $168 | Select & Quote | |||
| Yang Ming | 49 days | $3,320 | TBA | $168 | Select & Quote | |||
| Yang Ming | 60 days | $3,320 | TBA | $168 | Select & Quote | |||
| Yang Ming | 59 days | $3,320 | TBA | $138 | Select & Quote | |||
| Yang Ming | 63 days | $3,320 | TBA | $138 | Select & Quote | |||
| Yang Ming | 65 days | $3,320 | TBA | $138 | Select & Quote | |||
| Yang Ming | 58 days | $3,320 | TBA | $168 | Select & Quote | |||
| Yang Ming | 59 days | $3,320 | TBA | $138 | Select & Quote | |||
| Yang Ming | 55 days | $3,320 | TBA | $138 | Select & Quote | |||
| Yang Ming | 51 days | $3,320 | TBA | $168 | Select & Quote | |||
| Yang Ming | 69 days | $3,320 | TBA | $168 | Select & Quote | |||
| Yang Ming | 69 days | $3,320 | TBA | $138 | Select & Quote | |||
| Yang Ming | N/A | N/A | $3,320 | TBA | $138 | N/A | Select & Quote | |
| CMA CGM | 55 days | $3,455 | $930 | $124 | Select & Quote | |||
| OOCL Alt POD | 65 days | $2,135 | TBA | $55 | Select & Quote | |||
| OOCL Alt POD | 70 days | $2,135 | TBA | $55 | Select & Quote | |||
| OOCL Alt POD | 70 days | $2,135 | TBA | $55 | Select & Quote | |||
| OOCL Alt POD | 66 days | $2,135 | TBA | $55 | Select & Quote | |||
| MSC Alt POD | N/A | N/A | $3,540 | $780 | $207 | 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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27 sailings available · Transit: 49–73 days · 5 carriers