Chicago, US to London Gateway, GB (USCHI to GBLGP)
Current ocean freight between Chicago and London Gateway starts at $809 per 20' container and at $1,307 per 40'HC container. Transit times span 30 to 38 days under Skypace contracts with MSC, CMA CGM and 1 other carrier.
An alternative-port routing (Alt POD, OOCL) is filed at $956 ocean freight — $351 below the lowest ocean freight rate for the route between Chicago and London Gateway.
Published 40'HC ocean freight spans $1,307 to $2,247 across 2 carriers — a $940 spread.
Rates checked on Jul 25, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MSC | N/A | N/A | $1,307 | $780 | $397 | N/A | |
| CMA CGM | 36 days | $2,247 | $989 | $256 | |||
| CMA CGM | 38 days | $2,247 | $989 | $256 | |||
| CMA CGM | 38 days | $2,247 | $989 | $256 | |||
| OOCL Alt POD | 30 days | $956 | TBA | $353 | |||
| OOCL Alt POD | 30 days | $956 | TBA | $353 | |||
| OOCL Alt POD | 30 days | $956 | TBA | $353 | |||
| OOCL Alt POD | 30 days | $956 | TBA | $353 | |||
| OOCL Alt POD | N/A | N/A | $956 | TBA | $353 | N/A |
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
9 sailings available · Transit: 30–38 days · 3 carriers