Chicago to Izmir

Chicago, US to Izmir, TR (USCHI to TRIZM)

Current ocean freight between Chicago and Izmir starts at $1,121 per 20' container and at $1,417 per 40'HC container. Transit times span 28 to 46 days under Skypace contracts with OOCL and 1 other carrier.

Today's lowest 40'HC ocean freight ($1,417) sits 21% above the $1,172 average of the 3 weekly rate checks recorded since Aug 21, 2026.

An alternative-port routing (Alt POD, OOCL) is filed at $917 ocean freight — $500 below the lowest ocean freight rate for the route between Chicago and Izmir.

Rates checked on Sep 28, 2026.

Current sailings

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.

CarrierDepartureTransitOcean freight (40'HC)Origin chargesDestination chargesPort cutoffValid untilAction
OOCL46 days$1,417TBA$377Select & Quote
OOCL39 days$1,417TBA$377Select & Quote
OOCLN/AN/A$1,417TBA$377N/ASelect & Quote
OOCL Alt PODN/AN/A$917TBA$377N/ASelect & Quote
CMA CGM Alt POD29 days$1,314$100$420Select & Quote
CMA CGM Alt POD28 days$1,314$100$420Select & Quote
CMA CGM Alt POD29 days$1,464$100$420Select & 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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7 sailings available · Transit: 28–46 days · 2 carriers

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