Chicago, US to La Spezia, IT (USCHI to ITSPE)
Current ocean freight between Chicago and La Spezia starts at $734 per 20' container and at $818 per 40'HC container. Transit time is 37 days under Skypace contracts with OOCL.
Today's lowest 40'HC ocean freight ($818) sits 9% below the $896 average of the 5 weekly rate checks recorded since May 15, 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 | 37 days | $818 | TBA | $293 | Select & Quote | |||
| OOCL | 37 days | $818 | TBA | $293 | Select & Quote | |||
| OOCL | N/A | N/A | $818 | TBA | $293 | 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.
Rates last fetched on
3 sailings available · Transit: 37–37 days · 1 carrier