Chicago, US to Le Havre, FR (USCHI to FRLEH)
Current ocean freight between Chicago and Le Havre starts at $648 per 20' container and at $812 per 40'HC container. Transit times span 25 to 40 days under Skypace contracts with OOCL, Maersk and 1 other carrier.
Today's lowest 40'HC ocean freight ($812) sits 24% below the $1,068 average of the 8 weekly rate checks recorded since May 15, 2026.
Published 40'HC ocean freight spans $812 to $1,701 across 3 carriers — a $889 spread.
Rates checked on Oct 17, 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 | $812 | TBA | $283 | N/A | Select next steps | |
| OOCL | 40 days | $872 | TBA | $283 | Select next steps | |||
| OOCL | 40 days | $872 | TBA | $283 | Select next steps | |||
| OOCL | 40 days | $872 | TBA | $283 | Select next steps | |||
| OOCL | 40 days | $872 | TBA | $283 | Select next steps | |||
| OOCL | 40 days | $872 | TBA | $283 | Select next steps | |||
| Maersk | 32 days | $1,013 | $115 | $345 | Select next steps | |||
| Maersk | 26 days | $1,013 | $115 | $345 | Select next steps | |||
| Hapag-Lloyd | 25 days | $1,651 | $158 | $466 | Select next steps | |||
| Hapag-Lloyd | 26 days | $1,651 | $158 | $466 | Select next steps | |||
| Hapag-Lloyd | 28 days | $1,701 | $158 | $466 | Select next steps | |||
| Hapag-Lloyd | 25 days | $1,701 | $158 | $466 | Select next steps | |||
| Hapag-Lloyd | 26 days | $1,701 | $158 | $466 | Select next steps |
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
13 sailings available · Transit: 25–40 days · 3 carriers