Chicago, US to Port Qasim, PK (USCHI to PKBQM)
Current ocean freight between Chicago and Port Qasim starts at $1,622 per 20' container and at $1,813 per 40'HC container. Transit times span 36 to 64 days under Skypace contracts with OOCL, Hapag-Lloyd and 1 other carrier.
Today's lowest 40'HC ocean freight ($1,813) sits 9% below the $2,002 average of the 7 weekly rate checks recorded since May 15, 2026.
An alternative-port routing (Alt POD, Hapag-Lloyd) is filed at $1,948 ocean freight — $135 above the lowest ocean freight rate for the route between Chicago and Port Qasim.
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 | $1,813 | TBA | $176 | N/A | Select next steps | |
| OOCL | 36 days | $1,822 | TBA | $176 | Select next steps | |||
| OOCL | 42 days | $1,822 | TBA | $176 | Select next steps | |||
| OOCL | 42 days | $1,822 | TBA | $176 | Select next steps | |||
| OOCL | 42 days | $1,822 | TBA | $176 | Select next steps | |||
| Hapag-Lloyd | 64 days | $2,048 | $252 | $395 | Select next steps | |||
| Hapag-Lloyd | 64 days | $2,048 | $252 | $395 | Select next steps | |||
| MSC | N/A | N/A | $2,790 | $830 | $177 | N/A | Select next steps | |
| Hapag-Lloyd Alt POD | 63 days | $1,948 | $281 | $395 | Select next steps | |||
| Hapag-Lloyd Alt POD | 59 days | $1,979 | $1,097 | $395 | Select next steps | |||
| Hapag-Lloyd Alt POD | 63 days | $2,048 | $252 | $395 | Select next steps | |||
| Hapag-Lloyd Alt POD | 63 days | $2,048 | $252 | $395 | Select next steps | |||
| MSC Alt POD | N/A | N/A | $3,330 | $830 | $177 | N/A | 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: 36–64 days · 3 carriers